The proposed protocol will sniff out a required service using industry or subject-specific directories held on the net that are based on another webServices standard called universal description discovery and integration (UDDI).
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...
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...
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...
Novell and partner systems house ANS provided an XML and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) based system to allow securely controlled access to the departmental legacy-based databases and an efficient email controller.
NetWare 5 also offers an enhanced version of NDS with LDAP version 3 for interoperability with other directory services and directory enabled security features such as public/private key technology. The IP network platform includes Novell's Network...