Solution: Active Directory over LDAP over SSL

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Hey all
I have the solution and i will describe how i solved it.
- Install windows 2000 server
- install service pack 2
- install high encription pack from windows
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/encryption/
- install active directory
also install a dns server, if there isn't one.
- install a Certificate Authority
a stand alone, that requires Active Directory
- install JDK 1.4
- goto http://localhost/certsrv
choose: "Retrieve the CA certificate or certificate revocation list"
then choose: "Download CA certificate"
save this file to the hard disk
- use keytool to import this file in the cacerts file
keytool -import -alias foo -storetype jks -keystore cacerts -file yourca.cer
the cacerts file must be in C:\j2sdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\security or something
- then run the followin code for a connection
import java.util.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class HBUserAdmin {
public HBUserAdmin() {}
private Hashtable env;
private void _initialize() {
env = new Hashtable();
env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://your.server.com:636");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "simple");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=jellie,DC=com");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "youknowit");
env.put(Context.REFERRAL, "ignore");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PROTOCOL, "ssl");
//THE LOCATION OF THE CACERTS MUST BE SPECIFIED
System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.keyStore", "D:\\j2sdk1.4.0_01\\jre\\lib\\security\\cacerts");
System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", "D:\\j2sdk1.4.0_01\\jre\\lib\\security\\cacerts");
System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStoreType", "jks");
public void bindAs(String principal, String credentials, String baseDN) {
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, baseDN);
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, principal);
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, credentials);
DirContext ctx = null;
try {
ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);
System.out.println("bind Successful...");
ctx.close();
} catch(AuthenticationException aex) {
System.out.println("Invalid userid or password... Please try again");
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Starting to execute");
HBUserAdmin testUser = new HBUserAdmin();
System.out.println("Binding...");
testUser.bindAs("CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=jellie,DC=com", "youknowit", "ldap://your.server.com:636");
I hope this will help all of you
questions?....mail
Jellie
[email protected]

Answer 1

System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.keyStore", "D:\\j2sdk1.4.0_01\\jre\\lib\\security\\cacerts");
System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", "D:\\j2sdk1.4.0_01\\jre\\lib\\security\\cacerts");
Do not forget to alter these values.
IT MUST BE POINTING TO THE FILE YOU HAVE IMPORTED THE CERTIFICATE TO.
good luck