Topic 6
Date: 3/26/2014
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Practical guide to Linux systems administration
Access to an LDAP Server
Clients can query and modify data in the Directory using commands.
LDAP vendors
OpenLDAP (OpenLDAP public license) http://www.openldap.org
Red Hat LDAP (former Netscape Directory)
COMMERCIAL Offerings:
SunOne (iPlanet) Directory Server
Novell's eDirectory
IBM Directory Server
Microsoft Active Directory
Innosoft
Lotus Domino
Nexor
Critical Path
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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