Monday, February 14, 2011

Directory Services Basic Concepts


What is a Directory ?

A Directory is a collection of hierarchically organized object. Objects in Directory have similar attributes. For example Telephone Directory, Store catalog, etc... . Directories can online or offline.

What is Light Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) ?

LDAP is a standard, extensible directory access protocol that directory clients and servers use to communicate.

What is Oracle Internet Directory ?

Oracle Internet Directory is a general purpose, LDAP V3 compliant directory service that provides faster retrieval and centralized management of information about dispersed resources.

Oracle Internet Directory provides scalability, high availability, security, and tight integration with the Oracle environment.



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