NetBSD/external/bsd/openldap/dist/ANNOUNCEMENT
christos 648e71e52f OpenLDAP 2.4.45 Release (2017/06/01)
Added slapd support for OpenSSL 1.1.0 series (ITS#8353, ITS#8533, ITS#8634)
	Fixed libldap to fail ldap_result if the handle is already bad (ITS#8585)
	Fixed libldap to expose error if user specified CA doesn't exist (ITS#8529)
	Fixed libldap handling of Diffie-Hellman parameters (ITS#7506)
	Fixed libldap GnuTLS use after free (ITS#8385)
	Fixed libldap SASL initialization (ITS#8648)
	Fixed slapd bconfig rDN escape handling (ITS#8574)
	Fixed slapd segfault with invalid hostname (ITS#8631)
	Fixed slapd sasl SEGV rebind in same session (ITS#8568)
	Fixed slapd syncrepl filter handling (ITS#8413)
	Fixed slapd syncrepl infinite looping mods with delta-sync MMR (ITS#8432)
	Fixed slapd callback struct so older modules without writewait should function.
                    Custom modules may need to be updated for sc_writewait callback (ITS#8435)
	Fixed slapd-ldap/meta broken LDAP_TAILQ macro (ITS#8576)
	Fixed slapd-mdb so it passes ITS6794 regression test (ITS#6794)
	Fixed slapd-mdb double free with size zero paged result (ITS#8655)
	Fixed slapd-meta uninitialized diagnostic message (ITS#8442)
	Fixed slapo-accesslog to honor pauses during purge for cn=config update (ITS#8423)
	Fixed slapo-accesslog with multiple modifications to the same attribute (ITS#6545)
	Fixed slapo-relay to correctly initialize sc_writewait (ITS#8428)
	Fixed slapo-sssvlv double free (ITS#8592)
	Fixed slapo-unique with empty modifications (ITS#8266)
	Build Environment
		Added test065 for proxyauthz (ITS#8571)
		Fix test008 to be portable (ITS#8414)
		Fix test064 to wait for slapd to start (ITS#8644)
		Fix its4336 regression test (ITS#8534)
		Fix its4337 regression test (ITS#8535)
		Fix regression tests to execute on all backends (ITS#8539)
	Contrib
		Added slapo-autogroup(5) man page (ITS#8569)
		Added passwd missing conversion scripts for apr1 (ITS#6826)
		Fixed contrib modules where the writewait callback was not correctly initialized (ITS#8435)
		Fixed smbk5pwd to build with newer OpenSSL releases (ITS#8525)
	Documentation
		admin24 fixed tls_cipher_suite bindconf option (ITS#8099)
		admin24 fixed typo cn=config to be slapd.d (ITS#8449)
		admin24 fixed slapo-syncprov information to be curent (ITS#8253)
		admin24 fixed typo in access control docs (ITS#7341, ITS#8391)
		admin24 fixed minor typo in tuning guide (ITS#8499)
		admin24 fixed information about the limits option (ITS#7700)
		admin24 fixed missing options for syncrepl configuration (ITS#7700)
		admin24 fixed accesslog documentation to note it should not be replicated (ITS#8344)
		Fixed ldap.conf(5) missing information on SASL_NOCANON option (ITS#7177)
		Fixed ldapsearch(1) information on the V[V] flag behavior (ITS#7177, ITS#6339)
		Fixed slapd-config(5), slapd.conf(5) clarification on interval keyword for refreshAndPersist (ITS#8538)
		Fixed slapd-config(5), slapd.conf(5) clarify serverID requirements (ITS#8635)
		Fixed slapd-config(5), slapd.conf(5) clarification on loglevel settings (ITS#8123)
		Fixed slapo-ppolicy(5) to clearly note rootdn requirement (ITS#8565)
		Fixed slapo-memberof(5) to note it is not safe to use with replication (ITS#8613)
		Fixed slapo-syncprov(5) documentation to be current (ITS#8253)
		Fixed slapadd(8) manpage to note slapd-mdb (ITS#8215)
		Fixed various minor grammar issues in the man pages (ITS#8544)
		Fixed various typos (ITS#8587)
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A N N O U N C E M E N T -- OpenLDAP 2.4
The OpenLDAP Project is pleased to announce the availability
of OpenLDAP Software 2.4, a suite of the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (v3) servers, clients, utilities, and
development tools.
This release contains the following major enhancements:
* Slapd(8) enhancements
- Syncrepl enhancements, including push-mode and
Multi-Master support
- Dynamic configuration enhancements, including
online schema editing and full access control
- Dynamic monitoring enhancements, including
cache usage information
* New overlays
- Attribute value constraints
- Dynamic Directory Services (RFC2589)
- Reverse Group Membership maintenance (memberof)
* Clients and tools
- Full support of request/response controls
- New ldapexop tool for arbitrary extend operations
- Support of DNS SRV records for default server
* Significant performance enhancements throughout
the client and server code base
* Multiple new features in libldap and liblber
* Expanded documentation
- Function-complete manual pages
- Numerous new examples in the Admin Guide
This release includes the following major components:
* slapd - a stand-alone LDAP directory server
* -lldap - a LDAP client library
* -llber - a lightweight BER/DER encoding/decoding library
* LDIF tools - data conversion tools for use with slapd
* LDAP tools - A collection of command line LDAP utilities
* Admin Guide, Manual Pages - associated documentation
In addition, there are some contributed components:
* LDAPC++ - a LDAP C++ SDK
* Various slapd modules and slapi plugins
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP Software is developed by the OpenLDAP Project. The
Project consists of a team of volunteers who use the
Internet to coordinate their activities. The Project is
an organized activity of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
OpenLDAP Software is derived from University of Michigan LDAP,
release 3.3.
AVAILABILITY
This software is available under the OpenLDAP Public License,
an non-restrictive, "free", open-source license. Download
information is available at:
http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/download/
SUPPORT
OpenLDAP Software is user supported:
http://www.openldap.org/support/
The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide, which includes quick
start instructions, is available at:
http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/
The project maintains a FAQ which you may find useful:
http://www.openldap.org/faq/
In addition, there are also a number of discussion lists
related to OpenLDAP Software. A list of mailing lists is
available at:
http://www.OpenLDAP.org/lists/
To report bugs, please use project's Issue Tracking System:
http://www.openldap.org/its/
The OpenLDAP home page containing lots of interesting information
and online documentation is available at this URL:
http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
This release has been ported to many UNIX (and UNIX-like)
platforms including Darwin, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD
and most commercial UNIX systems. The release has also been
ported (in part or in whole) to other platforms including
Apple MacOS X, IBM zOS, and Microsoft Windows NT/2000/etc.
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California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and
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