LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Standardized Directory Service

Modern day IT-Infrastructure is constantly expanding, making administration more and more complex. The lack of interfaces leads to redundant information and therefore often to inconsistent data storage units.

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol offers the possibility to store information in a central location for quicker, easier and safer access. Such information could be for example: user accounts, passwords, email addresses, telephone numbers, user data, security certificates or equipment configuration data.

Also in the sphere of applications, modern software packages frequently offer an LDAP interface and thereby utilize the central directory services for login, address books and access codes, etc.

Single Sign On

With LDAP as a directory service a platform independent authentication procedure can be introduced. Programs and operating systems, which operate under appropriate mechanisms, can employ central authentications methods.

fig. 1: LDAP Browser and Editor

Why LDAP...

LDAP is platform independent
LDAP is an open industry standard
LDAP offers the fundamental architecture for the centralized storage and management of information. Now, the formally distributed and therefore redundant information may be standardized and consolidated in one central directory.

We offer...

Training for your fellow coworkers in the employment of LDAP
Design of network directory architecture incl. replication and delegation
Design of the DIT (Directory Information Tree) as well as the necessary schemes
Implementation and startup assistance
Migration of data from existing systems to a new LDAP solution
Experience with OpenLDAP, Aphelion and iPlanet DS
LDAP-Clients specifically adapted for your particular needs
Implementation of a Single-Sign-On solution

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