Hi, I'm using dovecot 2.2.9 (but after checking src/auth/db-ldap.c in 2.2.13 there seems to be the same bug/feature). The userdb and passdb use LDAP. All further configuration is done in auth-ldap.conf.ext. uri = ldaps://<host>/ # tls = tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/client-cert.pem tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/certs/client-key.file Dovecot ignores the tls_* options. If I use an ldap:// URI and switch on TLS using tls=yes it works as expected. But I do not see any reason why LDAPS should not read the tls_* settings. This small patch solved it for me --- dovecot-2.2.9/src/auth/db-ldap.c 2013-11-24 14:37:39.000000000 +0100 +++ dovecot-2.2.9.hs12/src/auth/db-ldap.c 2015-10-08 21:24:47.051446465 +0200 @@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static void db_ldap_set_tls_options(struct ldap_connection *conn) { - if (!conn->set.tls) + if (!(conn->set.tls || strncmp(conn->set.uris, "ldaps:", 6) == 0)) return; #ifdef OPENLDAP_TLS_OPTIONS It would be great, if somebody can confirm this and if this or some equivalent patch could make it upstream. Best regards from Dresden/Germany Viele Grüße aus Dresden Heiko Schlittermann -- SCHLITTERMANN.de ---------------------------- internet & unix support - Heiko Schlittermann, Dipl.-Ing. (TU) - {fon,fax}: +49.351.802998{1,3} - gnupg encrypted messages are welcome --------------- key ID: F69376CE - ! key id 7CBF764A and 972EAC9F are revoked since 2015-01 ------------ -