Understanding Directory Services, 2/e

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Table of 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.