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Apache Directory Studio "LDAP: error code 13 – confidentiality required for update"

Problem

I am able to use the LDAP client Apache Directory Studio to connect to and browse my OpenLDAP server. However, when I attempt to make a change, I get the error:

Error while executing LDIF
 - [LDAP: error code 13 - confidentiality required for update]
  java.lang.Exception: [LDAP: error code 13 - confidentiality required for update]
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.checkResponse(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:1280)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.access$600(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:109)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper$4.run(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:726)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.runAndMonitor(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:1175)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.checkConnectionAndRunAndMonitor(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:1109)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core.io.api.DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.modifyEntry(DirectoryApiConnectionWrapper.java:748)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.jobs.ImportLdifRunnable.importLdifRecord(ImportLdifRunnable.java:514)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.jobs.ImportLdifRunnable.importLdif(ImportLdifRunnable.java:272)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.jobs.ExecuteLdifRunnable.executeLdif(ExecuteLdifRunnable.java:157)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.jobs.ExecuteLdifRunnable.run(ExecuteLdifRunnable.java:123)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.jobs.UpdateEntryRunnable.run(UpdateEntryRunnable.java:59)
	at org.apache.directory.studio.connection.ui.RunnableContextRunner$1.run(RunnableContextRunner.java:112)
	at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(ModalContext.java:121)
  [LDAP: error code 13 - confidentiality required for update]

Note that “confidentiality” means a TLS secured connection.

Solution

I resolved this problem by changing the Provider setting for this connection from “Apache Directory LDAP Client API” to “JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface)”. However, I am not entirely certain as to why this resolves the problem.

My System Configuration

  • Client OS: Linux Mint 16 Petra x86 64-bit
  • Apache Directory Studio Version: 2.0.0.v20130628
  • OpenJDK Runtime Environment 1.7.0_25
  • LDAP Server: OpenLDAP 2.4.21
  • LDAP Server OS: Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS x86 64-bit

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