Spring LDAP is a Spring-based framework that simplifies LDAP programming on the Java platform. In this step-by-step guide to using Spring LDAP you will learn how the framework handles the low-level ...

Distinguished Names (DNs) are one of the least-understood LDAP server components. Get an introduction to them, and see how a virtual directory can help with DN management. Windows Server System (WSS) ...

As systems get larger and the number of users they support increases, it becomes more difficult to manage systems using only the old-fashioned UNIX /etc/passwd file. A common solution to this problem ...

All directories “basically serve as a way for applications to look up other applications, for people to look up other applications or resources, or for managers to look up reservations or resources,” ...

Business computer networks employ the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP, to distribute lists of information organized into hierarchies. To access a network's LDAP services, your computer ...

If you want to dive into the realm of LDAP, learn how to have that server up and running quickly and easily. LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is a directory service protocol. With it, ...

Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to add new users to your OpenLDAP directory, with the help of the LDAP Account Manager. Recently, I walked you through the process of deploying OpenLDAP server on ...

The origins of LDAP begin with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) based in Geneva. ITU began setting email standards which required a directory of names (and other information) that could ...