[Fedora-directory-users] Windows Sync (via changelog) only works with front-ends sending uncenctyped passwords

Hello everybody and a BIG thanks to Rich, and the rest of you, for your kind aid. Can you
please help with something else ?
 
HISTORY-------
 
We're currently investigating using Windows SYNC but only the password part of the
SYNC functionality - no accounts.
 
My prototype works fine - if I change a password with Windows Cntl+Alt+Del itis propogated
to Redhat Directory Server (RHDS). If I change the RHDS password with a simple front end
itis propogated to Windows Active-Directory (Netscape console, for example, or a script
with userpassword: secret-password ).
 
I read the following:
Directory Server passwords are synchronized along with other entry attributes because
plain-text passwords are retained in the Directory Server changelog.
Source:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/Windows_Sync.html#Wi...
 
PROBLEM ?---------
 
I think this only works with RHDS and password changing front-ends that send the password
unencrypted.
 
For example, if I do something like the following with RHDS:
 
./ldapmodify -P "/root/.mozilla/firefox/acu5w0yl.default/cert8.db" -c -h
${DEST_HOST} -p ${DEST_PORT} -D "${DEST_BIND}" -w $DESTDN_PASSWORD
<<EOFdn: uid=${TGI},ou=People,${DEST_SUFFIX}changetype: modifyreplace:
userpassworduserpassword: {SHA}v9KDMpMQgX13LuXtmWzmSaIcNGM=EOF
 
Note: Please note the {SHA} stuff in 'userpassword'.
 
I cannot see how, using the changelog, RHDS can unencrypt the password from {SHA} so as to
re-encode it in unicodePwd for sending to Active-Directory.
unicodePwd: good link http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2007-07/010.html
 
My tests show that it doesn't work: After running the script I cannot login to
Windowsusing my account/secret-password.
 
If however, I change my script to use the password unencrypted (userpassword:
secret-password) the propogation works again and I can log into my Windows client.
 
Q1. Am I correct that it only works with RHDS front-ends that send the password
unencrypted ?
Thanks, 
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