AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

Chapter 11. AIX Stand-Alone LDAP Directory Product
The AIX Stand-alone Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) product
provides client access to directory data on a server using standard Internet
protocols (LDAP and HTTP). The following discussions are representative of AIX
Version 4.3.0.
11.1 Typical Configurations
Figure 66 shows a typical client/server network with examples of many of the
capabilities provided. A description of each component follows:
Figure 66. Typical AIX Stand-Alone LDAP Client/Server Configuration
The components of the previous figure are as follows:
Client 1
This represents an end-user of the directory working with a generic
Web browser that has no built-in LDAP support. The user may connect
to the server using standard HTTP and supply the URL of the HTTP
gateway provided with the product. The user is then presented with a
form to fill in to specify the desired search parameters. The HTTP
gateway performs the search on behalf of the client and returns the
matching entries from the directory to the Web browser.
Client 2
At this client, a directory administrator uses a Web browser to monitor
or configure the directory. The Web browser requires no specific LDAP
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