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Mac OS X Server: Enabling Address Book service access for Active Directory users

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Summary

When using Active Directory or a non-Apple LDAP server for authentication, you may need to enable cleartext authentication to the Address Book service. If you choose to use cleartext authentication, Apple strongly recommends the use of SSL to provide a more secure environment.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.6, Lion Server

Additional Information

To enable clear-text authentication for the Address Book service in Mac OS