Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is now a staple of enterprise andInternet software environments. Anyone involved with Internet developmentwhere JavaT... » 

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is now a staple of enterprise andInternet software environments. Anyone involved with Internet developmentwhere JavaTM technology is prominent or in enterprise information systemsmust understand how to use Java technologyespecially the Directory SDK forJavain order to unlock the power of LDAP.Written by the designer of the Directory SDK for Java and by a leadingimplementor of directorybased solutions LDAP Programming with JavaTM isthe first accurate concise and complete guide on accessing LDAP from Javaapplications. Assuming familiarity with Java programming the book provides acomprehensive discussion of LDAP from basic directory concepts to the mostadvanced techniques. It collects in one convenient resource the many innovativeand experiencebased techniques and approaches programmers have discovered forusing the Directory SDK to solve LDAP access challenges.If you are new to LDAP you will find helpful background information about therole of directories in todays software systems LDAP methods of storingaccessing searching and updating data and how the Directory SDK for Javahelps applications gain access to an LDAP server. Once you have becomeproficient with the essential concepts and techniques you can move on todetailed material about authentication LDAP and JavaScriptTM working withJavaBeansTM for reusable LDAP components expressing data relationships in adirectory and other advanced LDAP subjects.Specific topics covered includeThe LDAP naming and information modelsThe commandline tools of the SDKAuthentication with a password SSL and SASLConfiguring access controlWriting LDAP applets for a browserAccessing the SDK from JavaScriptStoring configuration and preferences in a directoryEncapsulating LDAP functionality in a JavaBeanUsing LDAP in Java servletsLDAP URLsMultiple threads and mu «