Table of Contents:-

LDAP Servers

Slapd
University of Michigan
Openldap
iPlanet/SunONE Directory Server
Microsoft Active Directory (AD)
Novell eDirectory
Oracle Internet Directory
IBM SecureWay Directory
Critical Path InJoin Directory Server
Data Connection Directory
OctetString Virtual Directory Engine

OpenLDAP

Linux Authentication
PAM and Name Service Switch (NSS)
System Authentication
Sendmail and LDAP
Apache and LDAP
Squid and LDAP

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to OpenLDAP Directory Services
1.1. What is a directory service?
1.2. What is LDAP?
1.3. How does LDAP work?
1.4. What about X.500?
1.5. What is the difference between LDAPv2 and LDAPv3?
1.6. What is slapd and what can it do?
1.7. What is slurpd and what can it do?
2. A Quick-Start Guide

3. The Big Picture - Configuration Choices
3.1. Local Directory Service
3.2. Local Directory Service with Referrals
3.3. Replicated Directory Service

This tutorial is meant for users who wish to use Sun's JNDI in their applications connecting to OpenLDAP servers. I will discuss how to install and configure an OpenLDAP server and then go into details of connecting to and accessing the LDAP server using JNDI API.

• Introduction to LDAP
  • What is LDAP
  • Acroynms
  • LDIF
  • Schema
  • Attribute abbreviations
  • Search Filters
  • LDAP URL
  • LDAP command line tools
• Installing and Configuring LDAP
  • Servers
  • Openldap
    • LDAP Server architecture
    • Replication
    • Replication Options
    • Example slapd.conf
• LDAP Applications
  • Application Architecture
  • Using Multiple Applications
  • System Authentication
    • Migration

Contents:-

LDAP is an

extensible,

vendor-independent,

network protocol standard -- it supports hardware,

software, and

network heterogeneity

An LDAP-based directory supports any type of data

It may be configured to play essentially any role you wish

The LDAP protocol directly supports various forms of strong
security (authentication, privacy, and integrity) technology

We can use LDAP, to glue together disparate facets of
cyberspace, e.g. email, security, white- & yellow-pages