LDAP

Programming Directory - Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Timothy A. Howes, Mark C. Smith

462 pages, parution le 28/02/1997

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Résumé

If you design or program software for network computing or are interested in directory services, LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an essential resource to help you:

Understand the LDAP API
Learn how to write LDAP programs
Understand how to LDAP-enable an existing application
Learn how to use a set of command-line LDAP tools to search and update directory information

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. A Quick-Start Guide to LDAP Programming
3. The LDAP Models
4. Preparing to Program with LDAP
5. Overview of the LDAP API
6. Initialization and Configuration
7. LDAP Programming with Threads
8. Handling Errors
9. Search
10. Search Filters
11. Distinguished Names and Sorting
12. Compare
13. Authentication
14. Update
15. LDAP URLs
16. Using the LDAP API to Build an Application
17. LDAP Command Line Tools
18. Using the Command Line Tools to Build Applications
19. Future Directions
A. LDAP Resources
B. LDAP API Reference
C. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
D. A String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes
E. A String Representation of Distinguished Names
F. An LDAP URL Format
G. A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters

L'auteur - Timothy A. Howes

Timothy A. Howes

is vice president and chief technology officer of Netscape Communications Corporation's Server Product Division. He was one of the original authors of the Internet LDAP directory protocol and remains a driving force behind its continued evolution. He is cochair of the IETF LDAP Extensions working group and a member of the Internet Architecture Board. In addition to being a coauthor of LDAP : Programming Directory-Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, he has written numerous Internet RFCs,papers, and articles. He received his Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan.

L'auteur - Mark C. Smith

Mark C. Smith

is a principal engineer and directory architect at Netscape Communications Corporation, where he is responsible for the technical evolution of Netscape Directory Server and related products. He was previously a driving force behind the University of Michigan's LDAP implementation, and a key designer of the university's directory service. Mark is coauthor of LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, and has written many RFCs and Internet drafts.