LDAP目录服务的研究及其在Internet上的实现

Study and Implementation on Internet of LDAP Directory Server

轻量级目录访问协议(LDAP)是一个运行在TCP/IP上的目录存取协议,存取目录采用的是客户机/服器的模式,最初作为X.500目录服务协议的前端程序,用于独立的或其它类型的目录服务器之中。因此在介LDAP目录服务器的定义、背景和原理的基础上,通过实例介绍了如何在linux下建立、配置和操作OPENLDAP件来提供目录服务的问题。

Lightweight directory access protocol(LDAP)is a directory access protocol that runs over TCP/IP.LDAP is a client-server protocol for accessing a directory service.It was initially used as a front-end to X.500,but can also be used with stand-alone and other kinds of directory servers.This article descri - bes the definition,background,advantages and principle of the LDAP directory server.Through exam-ple,it also describes how to build configuration and operate OPENLDAP software on linux to provide di-rectory services.