Download or read book Internet Directories written by Bruce Greenblatt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directory-enabled applications: understand the benefits, master the technologies! All you need to know to directory-enable your applications! Key concepts, protocols, standards, and APIs In-depth coverage of LDAP and DNS Reviews several powerful directory services applications By Bruce Greenblatt, former Novell NDS LDAP Component Design Lead Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems, Radia Perlman, Series Advisor Internet Directories is the most comprehensive, practical guide to today's leading Internet directory services technologies. Bruce Greenblatt--former design lead for Novell's NDS LDAP component--introduces every key concept associated with Internet-based directory services, demonstrates the compelling advantages of directory-enabled applications, and presents real-world techniques for directory-enabling your own applications. Coverage includes: Detailed definitions and explanations of each Internet directory Extensive coverage of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Domain Name Services (DNS) Text-based Internet directory services: Finger, Whois, and Whois++ Key interrelationships between directory services Back-end directory protocols used by Internet directory servers Real-world techniques for administering Internet directories Building LDAP browsers using Java and much more Greenblatt provides in-depth coverage of several key directory-enabled applications, covers the APIs available for accessing Internet directories, and reviews two leading directory servers that implement LDAP: Microsoft'sActive Directory and Novell's NDS. Whether you're a sysadmin, developer, or Web professional, Internet directories offer you powerful tools for managing today's complex applications and networks. With "Internet Directories," one of the field's leading experts helps you master these tools--and achieve real-world results.