Netscape claims its lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) is faster and more scalable than directory protocols from Novell and other rivals. LDAP 3.0, which is an implementation of the industry-wide X.500 format, will make its debut in...
Called the Directory Interoperability Forum (DIF), the group said it will work with existing standards bodies including the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Desktop Management Task Force, the World Wide Web Consortium and the Open Group to...
Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol) which has left thousands of web servers open to email bombardment by malicious attackers. Users running versions of IBM SecureWay, iPlanet Directory Server...
However, the two companies will be competing at a commercial level when the standards are utilised within their webService-based visions of the future, .Net and Websphere respectively. The proposed protocol will sniff out a required service using...
Mac OS X now supports LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) 3 for managing network policies, users and computer resources. With a few tweaks, it works with Active Directory," Goguen said, referring to Windows 2000 Server's software tool for...
Skype is also researching single sign-on authentication, and is looking to integrate this into lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) interoperability between Skype and unnamed third party software.