Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

CHAPTER 8Introduction to LDAP NamingServices (Overview/Reference)The LDAP chapters describe how to set up a Solaris LDAP naming services client towork with Sun Java System Directory Server (formerly Sun ONE Directory Server).However, while using the Sun Java System Directory Server is recommended, it is notrequired. A brief description of generic directory server requirements appears inChapter 14.Note – A directory server is not necessarily an LDAP server. However, in the context ofthese chapters, the term “directory server” is synonymous with “LDAP server.”Audience AssumptionsThe LDAP naming services chapters are written for system administrators whoalready have a working knowledge of LDAP. Following is a partial list of conceptswith which you must be very familiar. Otherwise, you might have difficulty using thisguide to deploy LDAP naming services in the Solaris system.■■■■■LDAP Information Model (entries, object classes, attributes, types, values)LDAP Naming Model (Directory Information Tree (DIT) structure)LDAP Functional Model (search parameters: base object (DN), scope, size limit,time limit, filters (browsing indexes for the Sun Java System Directory Server),attribute list)LDAP Security Model (authentication methods, access control models)Overall planning and design of an LDAP directory service, including how to planthe data and how to design the DIT, topology, replication, and security125