Map Development Area (MDA)
Location:
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internet
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ldap
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ldap-server
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Comment:
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LDAP directory can be distributed among many servers
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Comment:
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can provide authentication services inside an organisation -> single-sign-on for web, email and file services
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Comment:
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exists on three levels: big public servers (BigFoot, Infospace) -- large organizational servers (universities, corporations) -- smaller servers (workgroups)
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software
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slapd (open-source) -- Netscape Directory Server -- Microsoft Active Directory -- Novell Directory Services, Sun Directory Services (JNDI)
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Comment:
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servers can have replicated versions of a particular directory -> synchronisized periodically
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