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LDAP01

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Instructor: Sam Hart (hart@physics.arizona.edu)

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This course provides students with focused, hands-on training for deploying a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server in the GNU/Linux operating system environment. The course teaches students how to set up, install, structure, and configure naming services and authentication using OpenLDAP, as well as integration with other existing technology (SAMBA, Apache, Active Directory). Students are assumed to have a basic understanding of Linux or UNIX environments as well as fundamental client/server concepts.

These classnotes are organized by topic. More often than not, these topics will also coincide with particular days in the class. The topics will be presented in the following order:

Part I : Introduction

Overview of Necessary UNIX skills (5-10 minutes)
Introduction to LDAP
History
Specification
Introduction to OpenLDAP
Obtaining and Installing
Basic configuration
(Starting a simple OpenLDAP setup)
Intermediate OpenLDAP Configuration & Control
slapd Control
Directory Access
Schema overview
Introduction to Graphical Editors
Advanced OpenLDAP Configuration
Replication
Referrals
Searching
SASL Explained

Part II : Application Integration

Replacing NIS (tentative, NIS may not be primary focus)
PAM integration
SSH & SSL integration
Misc. Security
Email & LDAP
Integration with MTAs
Integration with MUAs
Standard Unix Services
Directory Namespace
FTP integration
Apache integration
SAMBA integration
DNS integration (possibly replacement, tentative)
Printer management (tentative)
FreeRadius?

Part III : Interoperability

Cross-platform Authentication
UNIX and Windows Authentication (possibly even Mac OS, if desired)
Meta directories
Push/Pull? Agents
Integration with Active Directory
Extension with Perl
Net::LDAP


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