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System i Directory Server (LDAP)

A great set of new and enhanced directory functions are now available for System i in V5R3! Take advantage of these new functions now by reading about the New V5R3 Enhancements.

IBM® Directory Server for System i™ (also referred to as Directory Services) provides Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) on i5/OS. LDAP runs over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and is popular as a directory service for both Internet and non-Internet applications.

You can perform most setup and administration tasks of the LDAP directory server through the graphical user interface (GUI) of either System i Navigator or the new WebAdmin tool. System i Navigator (part of System i Access for Windows) must be installed separately on a PC that is connected to your system. The new WebAdmin tool lets you manage your directory server using a web browser.

Directory Services can be used for a variety of tasks, such as:
bk-bullet.gif User authentication and authorization for Web servers or other LDAP-enabled applications
bk-bullet.gif Locating and providing information about people and distributed resources like printers
bk-bullet.gif Policies that are shared by multiple applications or application instances

Since i5/OS V5R1, Directory Services is integrated as part of the base operating system. Directory Services includes an LDAP server and complete set of LDAP clients and utilities.

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May 2005
A new PTF, SI16586, provides an API to copy a validation list to your LDAP server.

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