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Christopher Ng
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Howard Chu
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RDBM/RDBMS consistency, add GnuTLS, tweak Replication/Configuration notes
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This question is raised many times, in different forms. The most common,
however, is: {{Why doesn't OpenLDAP drop Berkeley DB and use a relational
database management system (RDBM) instead?}} In general, expecting that the
sophisticated algorithms implemented by commercial-grade RDBM would make
database management system (RDBM
S
) instead?}} In general, expecting that the
sophisticated algorithms implemented by commercial-grade RDBM
S
would make
{{OpenLDAP}} be faster or somehow better and, at the same time, permitting
sharing of data with other applications.
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@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ database software. This is the same software used by leading commercial
directory software.
Now for the long answer. We are all confronted all the time with the choice
RDBMs vs. directories. It is a hard choice and no simple answer exists.
RDBM
Se
s vs. directories. It is a hard choice and no simple answer exists.
It is tempting to think that having a RDBMS backend to the directory solves all
problems. However, it is a pig. This is because the data models are very
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{{B:{{TERM[expand]TLS}}}}: {{slapd}} supports certificate-based
authentication and data security (integrity and confidentiality)
services through the use of TLS (or SSL). {{slapd}}'s TLS
implementation utilize
s
{{PRD:OpenSSL}} software.
implementation
can
utilize
either
{{PRD:OpenSSL}}
or {{PRD:GnuTLS}}
software.
{{B:Topology control}}: {{slapd}} can be configured to restrict
access at the socket layer based upon network topology information.
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{{B:Replication}}: {{slapd}} can be configured to maintain shadow
copies of directory information. This {{single-master/multiple-slave}}
replication scheme is vital in high-volume environments where a
single {{slapd}} just doesn't provide the necessary availability
or reliability. {{slapd}} includes support for {{LDAP Sync}}-based
single {{slapd}} installation just doesn't provide the necessary availability
or reliability. For extremely demanding environments where a
single point of failure is not acceptable, {{multi-master}} replication
is also available. {{slapd}} includes support for {{LDAP Sync}}-based
replication.
{{B:Proxy Cache}}: {{slapd}} can be configured as a caching
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{{B:Configuration}}: {{slapd}} is highly configurable through a
single configuration file which allows you to change just about
everything you'd ever want to change. Configuration options have
reasonable defaults, making your job much easier.
reasonable defaults, making your job much easier. Configuration can
also be performed dynamically using LDAP itself, which greatly
improves manageability.
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Cyrus|http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/generalinfo.html
Cyrus SASL|http://asg.web.cmu.edu/sasl/sasl-library.html
GNU|http://www.gnu.org/software/
GnuTLS|http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/
GDBM|http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/
Heimdal|http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/
JLDAP|http://www.openldap.org/jldap/
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