Understanding Novell eDirectory

Novell^® eDirectory^TM is a highly scalable, high-performing, secure directory service. It can store and manage millions of objects, such as users, applications, network devices, and data. Novell eDirectory offers a secure identity management solution that runs across multiple platforms, is internet-scalable, and extensible.

Novell eDirectory provides centralized identity management, infrastructure, Net-wide security, and scalability to all types of applications running behind and beyond the firewall. Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 includes Web-based and wireless management capabilities, allowing you to access and manage the directory and users, access rights, and network resources from a Web browser and a variety of handheld devices.

Novell eDirectory natively supports the directory standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 3 and provides support for TLS/SSL services based on the OpenSSL source code.

For more information on the eDirectory engine, see eDirectory Process Requests.

This chapter includes the following information:

• What's New
• Novell eDirectory
• Ease of Management through Novell iManager
• Object Classes and Properties
• Context and Naming
• Schema
• Partitions
• Replicas
• NetWare Bindery Emulation
• Server Synchronization in the Replica Ring
• Access to Resources
• eDirectory Rights