About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Biometrics software, Directory services, Identity management systems, Unix authentication-related software, LDAP, X.500, Active Directory, CAPTCHA, OpenLDAP, BoKS, User provisioning software, ReCAPTCHA, Microsoft Identity Integration Server, List of LDAP software, Apple Open Directory, Self-service password reset, Courion Corporation, M2SYS Technology, BioAPI, Novell Identity Manager, Federated identity, Novell eDirectory, OpenDJ, NIS+, Athens, OpenDS, Fingerprint SDK, Primary Domain Controller, 389 Directory Server, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, PassWindow, Security Accounts Manager, Pluggable Authentication Modules, Network Information Service, Central Authentication Service, Forefront Identity Manager, Daon, Inc., Imprivata, Passwd, Oracle Internet Directory, Name Service Switch, Enigform, IBM Tivoli Access Manager, Password synchronization, Hesiod, Watermark, Optimal IdM, Apache Directory Server, BSD Authentication, Fprint, Hitachi ID Systems, Sun Java System Directory Server, JXplorer, Radiator RADIUS server, Global Address List, FreeIPA, SIDVault, IBM Tivoli Identity Manager, Backup Domain Controller, Local Security Authority Subsystem Service, OpenPTK, Metadirectory, Mandriva Directory Server, Slapd, Group, VeriFace. Excerpt: The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP; ) is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Directory services may provide any organized set of records, often with a hierarchical structure, such as a corporate electronic mail directory. Similarly, a telephone directory is a list of subscribers with an address and a phone number. LDAP is specified in a series of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Standard Track Requests for comments (RFCs). The latest version is Version 3, published as RF...
