The 2nd Edition extends this coverage to the LDAP-Based directories (such as iPlanet and SecureWay) and the X.500-based enterprise directory services (including eTrust, InJoin, LiveContent, and Nexor).

In addition, this 2nd Edition covers the emerging MetaDirectory technologies and products that are crucial to the integration and interoperability of the multiple directories used in an enterprise-networking environment.

To help readers apply directory service theory to real life, this book also covers evaluation dimensions and criteria, and provides a review of current directory service products.

Contents

Introduction.

1. Introduction to Directory Services.
2. Evolution of Directory Services.
3. Storing Directory Information.
4. X.500: A Model for Directory Services.
5. LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
6. DNS: The Domain Name System.
7. X.500 Directory Services.
8. LDAP-Only Directory Services.
9. eDirectory.
10. Active Directory.
11. Metadirectory Services.
12. Directory Markup Languages.
13. Evaluating Directory Services.

Appendix A. References.
Appendix B. Glossary.

Index.