Topic 6
Date: 3/26/2014
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Practical guide to Linux systems administration
LDAP heirarchy
A data tree with root, branch and leaf nodes
Components of LDAP directory for a small enterprise
Directory Levels
Domain component (
dc
) or organization (
o
)
Organizational Unit(
ou
)
Common names(
cn
)
Unix Authentication and Naming services
What is LDAP
LDAP heirarchy
Addressing in LDAP
Data tree with dn
Schema
Accessing LDAP
OpenLDAP installation steps
Server Config file
Exercises: Server installation
Exercises: Client installation
Outline of LDIF
LDIF example
Frequent LDAP commands
Exercises: LDAP commands
Performance
Access Control List
LDAP over SSL/TLS
LDAP Applications
Exercises: LDAP user authentication
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