Notion of directory
LDAP protocol
– Presentation
– Notion of Distinguished Name
– Notion of Classes, Attributes, Objects and Schemas
– Notion of distributed directory

Lab : Planning an LDAP directory

Connection parameters: base, scope and filters
Types of authentication
Concept and syntax of LDAP filters
LDIF format
LDAP utilities
Case of file utilities

Workshop : Querying an LDAP server

Principle of dynamic configuration
– Global Configuration
– Setting up directory
Management Access Control
Concept of Overlays
Server Maintenance
– Global Logging
– Logging access
– Import / export LDIF
– Audit

Workshop : Installation of an OpenLDAP directory 

Referral concept
Configuration of a distributed directory

Workshop : Configuration of a distributed directory

Presentation
Configuration of the master server
Configuration of the slave server

Workshop : Putting replication into practice 

Authentication server
– Presentation
– Password
management – Group management
Linux system authentication : PAM and NSS
HTTP authentication, PostgreSQL, POP, IMAP, …

Workshop : Example of HTTP / LDAP authentication