LDAPS how to control who can bind to the LDAPS

Goedtkindt Peter 1 Reputation point
2022-12-03T21:13:50.057+00:00

I have multiple questions:
I set up LDAPS using AZURE domain services. All seems to works fine, but...

A/ Can I limit who can bind to the ldap and run queries? I do want to restrict the number of users that have that right? Out of the box, it seems any user can run queries.

B/ On the other hand, I have one application that is not able to configure a bind user at all. And that application cannot run queries. Is it possible to allow anonymous access to the LDAP - how is that configured?

C/ Off course, these 2 requirements are completely opposite and seemingly cannot be satisfied both... unless I could set up a second LDAPS on the same domain that allows anonymous queries. I could limit the access to that LDAP to the unique IP of the app server that cannot specify a bind user and then connect without bind? Or should I setup an LDAP relay?

Thanks

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