LDAP Support Overview

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an application protocol for querying and modifying information held in an information (LDAP) directory via TCP/IP. LDAP directories store data in a hierarchal tree structure according to a recognised set of standards, and consequently LDAP provides very fast read access to the data.

LDAP also provides many other benefits including:

Standards-based
Centralised and easy to manage
Fast data retrieval
Cross-platform support
Replication across multiple servers

LDAP directories are used for many purposes including storing system logon details or company's telephone directories.

For more information about LDAP, Wikipedia is a good starting point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP

PROIV and LDAP

PROIV now offers LDAP support in Version 7.0 and this is implemented via a new SSO, which uses JDNI to make available LDAP read-only operations. The SSO is distributed in the standard northgatearinso-sso.jar. It is called com.northgatearinso.proiv.sso.ldapmanager.LDAPManager and is accessible through PROIV logic. Full LDAP SSO documentation accompanies the SSO.

Prerequisites

Java 8 JRE must available on the target platform.

Section links:

User-Defined Logon Overview provides an overview of the User-Defined Logon functionality.

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