Introduction to Directories and
LDAP
Summary of Key Points...
- We
all use directories
of one sort or another every time we use the Internet or our own
intranets
- 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
- You may configure an LDAP-based directory to
play essentially
any role you
wish
- The LDAP protocol directly supports various
forms of strong security
(authentication, privacy, and integrity)
technology
- We can (and
will) use general-purpose directory
technology, such as LDAP, to glue together disparate facets of
cyberspace, e.g. email, security, white- & yellow-pages
directories, collaborative tools, MBone, etc.
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18 June 1997
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Jeff Hodges, Stanford
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