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

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.

until Now, It Has Been Difficult To Find The Right Source Of Information On Ldap And Directory Server Implementations: Books On The Subject Are Overly Product-specific, And A Search On The Web Results In Information Overload. The Abcs Of Ldap: How To Install, Run, And Administer Ldap Services Strikes The Right Balance, Providing A Synopsis Of Ldap Fundamentals Without Getting Wrapped Up In One Particular Implementation.

this Book Is For Network And Systems Administrators Who Want To Begin Using Ldap More Extensively. It Delivers The Theoretical Background Needed To Understand How These Servers Work, Resulting In Clear, Concise Examples Of Implementations In Both Commercial And Openldap Environments.

the Text Is Structured So That Each Chapter Can Stand On Its Own, With Brief Descriptions Of Terms Supplemented By References To More Detailed Explanations In Other Chapters. You Also Benefit From A Concise Overview Of How To Design A Directory, Preparing You To Execute Directory Deployments For Email, Pki, Dns, Nis Servers, And Many Other Productivity-enhancing Applications.

topics Include 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.

Until now, it has been difficult to find the right source of information on LDAP and directory server implementations: books on the subject are overly product-specific, and a search on the Web results in information overload. The ABCs of LDAP: How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services strikes the right balance, providing a synopsis of LDAP fundamentals without getting wrapped up in one particular implementation. This book is for network and systems administrators who want to begin using LDAP more extensively. It delivers the theoretical background needed to understand how these servers work, resulting in clear, concise examples of implementations in both commercial and OpenLDAP environments. The text is structured so that each chapter can stand on its own, with brief descriptions of terms supplemented by references to more detailed explanations in other chapters. You also benefit from a concise overview of how to design a directory, preparing you to execute directory deployments for email, PKI, DNS, NIS servers, and many other productivity-enhancing applications. Topics include 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. 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 MODELSInt This book is for network and systems administrators who want to begin using LDAP more extensively. It 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. Admins also benefit from a concise overview of how to design a direct The OSI Protocol StackInternet Standards: RFCs; DAP: X.500 Standard; Finally ... LDAP; LDAP: How It Works; Under the Hood: The Database Holding Information; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; LDAP Basics; Example: An Enterprise with a Few Departments; Objects in LDAP: Object Classes, Attributes, and Schema; Server Configuration; First Steps with LDAP; Updating a Directory with a Batch Process; The LDIF Standard; Ldapsearch Revisited: Search Filter; LDAP: Is This a Protocol?; Your Favorite Browser Speaks LDAP; Conclusion; Chapter 3; LDAP Models; Introduction; Information Model; Introduction Concluding AuthenticationAuthorization; Chapter 4; LDAP: Some Practical Details; Search Revisited; Query Filters; equalityMatch; Substring; greaterOrEqual, lessOrEqual; Present; approxMatch; Boolean Operators: And, Or, Not; extensibleMatch; Directory Schema Revisited; Schema Descriptions; ASN.1 Schema Format; slapd.conf Schema Format; LDAP (v3) Schema Format; Checking the Directory Schema; Exploring the Directory Schema; Extending the Directory Schema; Indexes; LDIF; File Format; Description of Directory Entries; Update of Directory Entries; LDIF: Conclusion, an Example in Perl; LDAP URLs Front cover; Preface; Typical Usage of Directories; Advantages of Directories; Directory Server Implementations; Why This Book?; A Little Road Map; Chapter 1, The LDAP Protocol; Chapter 2, LDAP Basics; Chapter 3, LDAP Models; Chapter 4, LDAP: Some Practical Details; Chapter 5, Distributed Architectures; Chapter 6, LDAP APIs; Chapter 7, LDAP Directory-Server Administration; Chapter 8, LDAP and Web Services; Chapter 9, The Design of Directory Services; The Author; Contents; Chapter 1; The LDAP Protocol; Directories and Directory Server; Network Protocols; The TCP/IP Protocol Stack Overview of LDAP OperationsInterrogation Operations; Update Operations; Authentication and Control Operations; LDAP Operations in Detail; Interrogation Operations: Search; Interrogation Operations: Compare; Update Operations: Add; Update Operations: Delete; Update Operations: Modify; Update Operations: ModifyDN; Authentication Operations: Bind; Authentication Operations: Unbind; Control Operation: Abandon; Conclusion for Functional Model; Security Model; Authentication and Authorization; Authentication; Anonymous Access; Basic Authentication; LDAP over SSL/TLS; Kerberos; SASL Object ClassesFormal Definition of Object Classes; Some Words about Object-Class Inheritance; Some Examples of Object-Class Definitions; Object-Class Types; Object Identifiers; Attribute-Type Definitions; Formal Definition of Attributes; Attribute Types; Matching Rules; Syntaxes; Conclusion for Information Model; Naming Model; The Directory Information Tree; Distinguished Name; Examples of Distinguished Names; Directory Suffix; Aliases; Referrals; Distinguished-Name Syntax; Last but Not Least, Information about the Server; Conclusion for Naming Model; Functional Model For network and systems administrators, Voglmaier explains how the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol which is used to access directories of information on computer networks. Most of the information available online, he says, is buried in product documentation, so he has picked out what is useful and compiled it into a non-product-specific guide. He discusses the protocol, basics, models, practical details, distributed architectures, directory-serve administration, web services, and designing directory services. Distributed by CRC. Differences between LDAP (v2) and LDAP (v3)