The ABCs of LDAP How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services

The ABCs of LDAP: How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services delivers the theoretical background needed to understand how these servers work, resulting in clear, concise examples of implementations in both commercial and OpenLDAP environments. Topics include an examination of major LDAP APIs, such as PHP, Perl, and Java, as well as distributed command line tools. The book covers ways to integrate LDAP into existing systems, and provides hands-on examples within working implementations.Users also benefit from a concise overview of how to design a directory, preparing you to execute directory deployments for email, PKI, DNS, and NIS servers.

This book explores the use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as an efficient protocol. It combines all of the relevant information available on the Internet along with a number of arguments treated in the various books that are available, and provides many examples of LDAP code.

THE LDAP PROTOCOLDirectories and Directory ServerNetwork ProtocolsThe TCP/IP Protocol StackThe OSI Protocol StackInternet Standards: RFCsDAP: X.500 StandardFinally…. LDAPLDAP: How It WorksUnder the Hood: The Database Holding InformationConclusionHELLO WORLD IN LDAPThe Example: An Enterprise with a Few DepartmentsObjects in LDAP: Object Classes, Attributes, and SchemaThe Server ConfigurationThe First Steps with LDAPUpdating a Directory with a Batch ProcessThe LDIF StandardLdapsearch Revisited: Search FilterLDAP: Wasn't It a Protocol?Even Your Favorite Browser Speaks LDAPConclusionLDAP MODELSIntroductionThe Information ModelThe Naming ModelThe Functional ModelThe Security ModelLDAP: Some Practical Details Distributed ArchitecturesIntroduction on Replication & PartitioningData Distribution between LDAP and non-LDAP systemsPartitioningWhat is partitioning?Gluing the directories togetherReferralsExamplesAnd now… from the client point of viewChainingSecurity Aspects using chainingDifference between Chaining and ReferralsReplicationReplication ScenariosSchema Information and ACLSingle Master versus Multi MasterReplication AgreementsLoad SharingSecurity AspectsWork in Progress…Data Distribution between LDAP and non-LDAP systemsMeta DirectoryDSMLDSML ToolsCastorConclusionLDAP APISLDAP Command Line ToolsLDAP and PHPPerl and LDAP The C LDAP APIThe Java LDAP APIWhat's missingLDAP Directory Server AdministrationOpen Source SoftwareGetting the directory server up'n runningSoftware InstallationOpenLDAP InstallationSUN ONE InstallationSecuring Your LDAP ServerSetting up security in SUN ONESetting up security in OpenLDAPLDAP Server ConfigurationLoad the dataLog filesStart/Stop of the serverBackup and RecoveryService Level AgreementBackup MethodsSystem MonitoringUser AdministrationLDAP Users, Groups and…UNIXLDAP AND WEB SERVICESIntroductionLDAP URLsAccessing an LDAP Server via CGI ScriptsAccessing an LDAP Server via an Application ServerGatewaysWeb Server AuthenticationExample: The auth_ldap Module for ApacheLDAP Authentication Using CGI ScriptsLDAP Authentication Using the PHP PreprocessorLDAP and the WEB: A Case StudyConclusionTHE DESIGN OF DIRECTORY SERVICESIntroductionThe Directory Life CyclePlanning of Directory ServicesThe Goal of the ProjectThe Benefits of the ProjectThe Objectives of the ProjectThe Target of the ProjectThe Analysis of the Actual SituationThe Steps to PerformThe Project PlanDesign of Directory ServicesData DesignSchema DesignTree DesignChoosing a Root for the Directory Information TreeBranching the Directory TreePartitioningReplication