Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (2nd Edition)
Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672323168
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 242
Pages: 242
- Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services, Second Edition
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- The Book s Organization
- The Book s Audience
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Contacting Us
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I: Introduction to Directory Services and LDAP
- Chapter 1. Directory Services Overview and History
- What a Directory Is
- What a Directory Can Do for You
- What a Directory Is Not
- The History and Origins of LDAP
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 2. Introduction to LDAP
- What Is LDAP?
- The LDAP Models
- LDIF
- LDAP Server Software
- LDAP Command-Line Utilities
- LDAP APIs
- LDAP and Internationalization
- LDAP Overview Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 3. LDAPv3 Extensions
- How LDAPv3 Is Extended
- The Root DSE and Extension Discovery
- Selected LDAPv3 Extensions
- Future Directions: Where Is LDAP Headed Next?
- LDAP Extensions and Future Directions Checklists
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 4. Overview of Netscape Directory Server
- Basic Installation
- A Brief Hands-on Tour of Netscape Directory Server
- Product Focus and Feature Set
- Extending the Netscape Server: A Simple Plug-in Example
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Part II: Designing Your Directory Service
- Chapter 5. Directory Design Road Map
- The Directory Life Cycle
- Directory Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 6. Defining Your Directory Needs
- Overview of the Directory Needs Definition Process
- Analyzing Your Environment
- Determining and Prioritizing Application Needs
- Determining and Prioritizing Users Needs and Expectations
- Determining and Prioritizing Deployment Constraints
- Determining and Prioritizing Other Environmental Constraints
- Choosing an Overall Directory Design and Deployment Approach
- Setting Some Goals and Milestones
- Defining Your Directory Needs Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 7. Data Design
- Data Design Overview
- Common Data-Related Problems
- Creating a Data Policy Statement
- Identifying Which Data Elements You Need
- General Characteristics of Data Elements
- Sources of Data
- Maintaining Good Relationships with Other Data Sources
- Data Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 8. Schema Design
- The Purpose of a Schema
- Elements of LDAP Schemas
- Directory Schema Formats
- The Schema-Checking Process
- Schema Design Overview
- Sources of Predefined Schemas
- Defining New Schema Elements
- Documenting and Publishing Your Schemas
- Schema Maintenance and Evolution
- Schema Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 9. Namespace Design
- The Structure of a Namespace
- The Purposes of a Namespace
- Analyzing Your Namespace Needs
- Examples of Namespaces
- Namespace Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 10. Topology Design
- Directory Topology Overview
- Gluing the Directory Together: Knowledge References
- Authentication in a Distributed Directory
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Partitioning
- Designing Your Directory Server Topology
- Topology Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 11. Replication Design
- Why Replicate?
- Replication Concepts
- Advanced Replication Features
- Designing Your Directory Replication System
- Replication Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 12. Privacy and Security Design
- Security Guidelines
- The Purpose of Security
- Security Threats
- Security Tools
- Analyzing Your Security and Privacy Needs
- Designing for Security
- Privacy and Security Design Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Part III: Deploying Your Directory Service
- Chapter 13. Evaluating Directory Products
- Making the Right Product Choice
- Categories of Directory Software
- Evaluation Criteria for Directory Software
- Reaching a Decision
- Evaluating Directory Products Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 14. Piloting Your Directory Service
- A Piloting Road Map
- Piloting Your Directory Service Checklist
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 15. Analyzing and Reducing Costs
- The Politics of Costs
- Reducing Costs
- Design, Piloting, and Deployment Costs
- Ongoing Costs of Providing Your Directory Service
- Analyzing and Reducing Costs Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 16. Putting Your Directory Service into Production
- Creating a Plan for Putting Your Directory Service into Production
- Advice for Putting Your Directory Service into Production
- Executing Your Plan
- Putting Your Directory Service into Production Checklist
- Looking Ahead
- Part IV: Maintaining Your Directory Service
- Chapter 17. Backups and Disaster Recovery
- Backup and Restore Procedures
- Disaster Planning and Recovery
- Directory-Specific Issues in Disaster Recovery
- Backups and Disaster Recovery Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 18. Maintaining Data
- The Importance of Data Maintenance
- The Data Maintenance Policy
- Handling New Data Sources
- Handling Exceptions
- Checking Data Quality
- Maintaining Data Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 19. Monitoring
- Introduction to Monitoring
- Selecting and Developing Monitoring Tools
- Notification Techniques
- Taking Action
- A Sample Directory Monitoring Utility
- Performance Analysis
- Monitoring Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 20. Troubleshooting
- Discovering Problems
- Types of Problems
- Troubleshooting and Resolving Problems
- Troubleshooting Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Part V: Leveraging Your Directory Service
- Chapter 21. Developing New Applications
- Reasons to Develop Directory-Enabled Applications
- Common Ways That Applications Use Directories
- Tools for Developing LDAP Applications
- Advice for LDAP Application Developers
- Example 1: setpwd, a Password-Resetting Utility
- Example 2: SimpleSite, a Web Site with User Profile Storage
- Developing New Applications Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 22. Directory-Enabling Existing Applications
- Reasons to Directory-Enable Existing Applications
- Advice for Directory-Enabling Existing Applications
- Example 1: A Directory-Enabled finger Service
- Example 2: Adding LDAP Address Lookup to an E-Mail Client
- Directory-Enabling Existing Applications Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 23. Directory Coexistence
- Why Is Coexistence Important?
- Coexistence Techniques
- Privacy and Security Considerations
- Determining Your Coexistence Requirements
- Directory Coexistence Implementation Considerations
- Example: The ldapsync Tool: One-Way Synchronization with Join
- Directory Coexistence Checklist
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Part VI: Case Studies
- Chapter 24. Case Study: Netscape Communications Corporation
- Overview of the Organization
- Directory Drivers
- Directory Service Design
- Directory Service Deployment
- Directory Service Maintenance
- Leveraging the Directory Service
- Summary and Lessons Learned
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 25. Case Study: A Large Multinational Enterprise
- Overview of the Organization
- Directory Drivers
- Directory Service Design
- Directory Service Deployment
- Directory Service Maintenance
- Leveraging the Directory Service
- Summary and Lessons Learned
- Further Reading
- Looking Ahead
- Chapter 26. Case Study: An Enterprise with an Extranet
- Overview of the Organization
- Directory Drivers
- Directory Service Design
- Directory Service Deployment
- Directory Service Maintenance
- Leveraging the Directory Service
- Summary and Lessons Learned
- Looking Ahead
Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672323168
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 242
Pages: 242