LDAP

LDAP  Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

RFC   Request for Comments

ITU   International Telecommunication Union

PKI   Public Key Infrastructure

SSL   Secure Sockets Layer

OSI   Open Systems Interconnection

IP    Internet Protocol

 

dc    domain component

ou    organizational unit

cn    common name

 

DN    distinguished name

RDN   relative distinguished name

 

OID   object identifier

DIT   Directory Information Tree

DSA   Directory System Agent

LDIF  LDAP Data Interchange Format

 

 

Centralize user accounts with OpenLDAP

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-openldap/

 

Authenticating Linux users with IBM Directory Server

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/LinuxIBMDirectory.html