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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
public class DefaultInitialDirContextFactory implements InitialDirContextFactory
 
         Assert.hasLength(url, "An LDAP connection URL must be supplied.");
 
-        if (url.startsWith("ldap:")) {
+        if (url.startsWith("ldap:") || url.startsWith("ldaps:")) {
 
             URI uri = LdapUtils.parseLdapUrl(url);
 
