NDK: LDAP and eDirectory Integration

This book describes the following Novell® eDirectory™ and LDAP integration features:

  • Terminology differences between eDirectory and LDAP

  • LDAP controls and extensions for accessing eDirectory features

  • eDirectory support for the LDAP schema

  • LDAP support for eDirectory classes and attributes

  • Authenticating to eDirectory through LDAP

  • LDAP return codes common to all LDAP implementations

  • eDirectory Event System

This guide contains the following sections:

Audience

This guide is intended for the developers to understand the Novell’s LDAP server and eDirectory.

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