Title: ldaps issues
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# ldaps issues

 *  [gkaran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gkaran/)
 * (@gkaran)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-issues/)
 * I have an issue trying to connect to a server using ldaps.
 * I have the following configuration:
 * **domain controllers:** ldaps://<the ldap domain>
    **port:** 636 **Use TLS:**
   false
 * In the test tool I get:
 * > [INFO] Checking domain controller ports:
   >  [ERROR] – ldaps://<the ldap domain
   > >:636 – FAILED
 * The server does not have a self signed certificate. Am I supposed to do something
   else in order to allow ldaps connections? The server is which my wordpress is
   running uses debian and is a fresh installation.
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 *  Thread Starter [gkaran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gkaran/)
 * (@gkaran)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-issues/#post-6172318)
 * The only thing I haven’t done is the 5th step in the instructions:
 * > Enable SSL-Admin-Mode by adding the line define(‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true); to
   > your wp-config.php so that your passwords are not sent in plain-text.
 * When I do that my administration panel is not accessible at all.
 *  Thread Starter [gkaran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gkaran/)
 * (@gkaran)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-issues/#post-6172320)
 * I managed to make the site work with FORCE_SSL_ADMIN but still I cannot make 
   the connections to my ldap using ldaps.
 *  [alex.rouk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexrouk/)
 * (@alexrouk)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-issues/#post-6172381)
 * Hi, gkaran
    i had TLS issue and this solution worked for me: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-failed?replies=6](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-failed?replies=6)

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## Tags

 * [LDAPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ldaps/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [alex.rouk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexrouk/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ldaps-issues/#post-6172381)
 * Status: not resolved