13.1 Recommended Authentication Protocol

The recommended protocol for authentication is Diffie Hellman (DHX). It provides a secure way to transport clear-text passwords of up to 64 characters to the server for further processing.

Other authentication modes like Cleartext, Random Number Exchange, and the Two-Way Random Key Exchange protocol support only 8-character passwords. With these modes, if the eDirectory password is longer than 8 characters, any attempt to log in results in failure.