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Designing a Secure Directory
How you secure the data in Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) affects all
of the previous design areas. Your security design needs to protect the data
contained by your directory and meet the security and privacy needs of your users
and applications.
This chapter describes how to analyze your security needs and explains how to
design your directory to meet these needs. It includes the following sections:
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About Security Threats (page 134)
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Analyzing Your Security Needs (page 135)
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Overview of Security Methods (page 138)
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Selecting Appropriate Authentication Methods (page 139)
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Preventing Authentication by Account Inactivation (page 143)
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Designing a Password Policy (page 143)
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Designing Access Control (page 154)
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Database Encryption (page 162)
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Securing Connections with SSL (page 163)
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SASL Authentication and Encryption (page 163)
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Other Security Resources (page 164)
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