This is not an answer. This is weasely language to put off the fact that we don't have a clear answer. Does Splunk support STARTTLS or not? It is a Yes or No answer.
"STARTTLS" is a potentially less secure choice where the server defaults to insecure communication
This is avoiding the technical question and a non-answer.
This was a useful bridge for legacy communications such as LDAP, SMTP, and FTP but is not related to the need to remove support for older now less secure encryption protocols SSL* TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
The question is not about the default security considerations of the users LDAP server.
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