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Certificate errors typically occur when the client (in this case, the LDAP browser tool) does not trust the server’s certificate. Installing the server’s certificate into the local truststore ensures that the browser tool recognizes and trusts the LDAP server’s identity, allowing the secure TLS/SSL connection to proceed without errors.
An administrator is installing an LDAP browser tool in order to view objects in the corporate LDAP directory. Secure connections to the LDAP server are required. When the browser connects to the server, certificate errors are being displayed, and then the connection is terminated. Which of the following is the most likely solution? A. The administrator should allow SAN certificates in the browser configuration. B. The administrator needs to install the server certificate into the local truststore. C. The administrator should request that the secure LDAP port be opened to the server. D. The administrator needs to increase the TLS version on the organization's RA.
B. The administrator needs to install the server certificate into the local truststore. Explanation: The certificate errors indicate that the LDAP browser tool does not trust the certificate presented by the LDAP server. This often happens when: The certificate is self-signed or issued by an internal Certificate Authority (CA) not recognized by the system. The certificate chain is incomplete or missing in the local truststore.