Overlays + MDB == OpenLDAP Fun!
Recently, I was given the task/honor of setting up an OpenLDAP server to be used for the enterprise. In the past, I have set up a few OpenLDAP servers – some built from source; others from packages....
View ArticleOpenLDAP Sandbox in the Clouds
Background I really enjoy OpenLDAP. I think folks really don’t understand the power of OpenLDAP, concerning its robustness (i.e. use multiple back-ends), speed and efficiency. I think its important to...
View ArticleOpenLDAP: A comparison of back-mdb and back-hdb performance
Reblogged from Quanah's LDAP Blog: One of the biggest changes to OpenLDAP in years has made its way into the latest OpenLDAP 2.4 releases, and that is a brand new backend named "back-mdb". This new...
View ArticleBind DNS + OpenLDAP MDB == Dynamic Domain/Sub-Domain Configuration of DNS
This blog post was driven by the need to make it easier to test Eucalyptus DNS in a lab environment. The goal was to have a scriptable way to add/delete zones without having to reload/restart DNS...
View ArticleThe Case for a Policy Decision Point inside the LDAP Server
Great insight as to the importance of Policy Decision Points with regards to security processes. iamfortress Why on earth would you do that? We all understand that runtime characteristics change as...
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