Chapter 6 Using The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol As A Directory Service; Overview - Sybase Adaptive Server Configuration Manual

C H A P T E R 6

Overview

Configuration Guide
Using the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol as a Directory
Service
Adaptive Server uses directory services to establish client and RPC
connections over the Internet. This chapter provides information about
using LDAP directory services to establish connections.
Topic
Overview
LDAP directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file
The libtcl*.cfg file
Enabling LDAP directory services
Adding a server to the directory services
Multiple directory services
Encrypting the password
Performance
Migrating from the interfaces file to LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an industry standard
for accessing directory services. Directory services allow components to
look up information by a distinguished name (DN) from an LDAP server
that stores and manages server, user, and software information that is used
throughout the enterprise or over a network.
The LDAP server can be located on a different platform from the one on
which Adaptive Server or the clients are running. LDAP defines the
communication protocol and the contents of messages exchanged
between clients and servers. Messages are operators, such as client
requests for read, write and query, and server responses, including
data-format information.
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