clarify "by anonymous auth" semantics

[openldap] / doc / guide / admin / security.sdf

diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
index 632871aac4be6273a4bff9e959d660bf614c1d78..554a9f39d6d134f3d0801c8ccd97b43f9bb3e961 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2001, The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 1999-2003, The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
 # COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
 
 H1: Security Considerations
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ used only in tightly controlled systems or when the LDAP session
 is protected by other means (e.g., TLS, {{TERM:IPSEC}}).  Where the
 administrator relies on TLS to protect the password, it is recommended
 that unprotected authentication be disabled.  This is done by setting
-"{{EX:disallow bind_simple_unprotected}} in {{slapd.conf}}(5).   The
-user/password authenticated bind mechanism can be completely disabled
-by setting "{{EX:disallow bind_simple}}".
+"{{EX:disallow bind_simple_unprotected}}" in {{slapd.conf}}(5).
+The {{EX:security}} directive's {{EX:simple_bind}} option provides
+fine grain control over the level of confidential protection to
+require for {{simple}} user/password authentication.
+
+The user/password authenticated bind mechanism can be completely
+disabled by setting "{{EX:disallow bind_simple}}".
 
 Note:  An unsuccessful bind always results in the session having
 an {{anonymous}} authorization state.