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| <author email="akarasulu@apache.org">Alex Karasulu</author> |
| <author email="erodriguez@apache.org">Enrique Rodriguez</author> |
| <title>Protocol Provider Subprojects</title> |
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| <body> |
| <section name="Protocol Providers"> |
| <p> The Apache Directory Project's Protocol Providers are Java implementations of |
| standard Internet services. These Protocol Providers, in conjunction with the MINA |
| network layer and the Apache Directory read-optimized backing store, provide |
| easy-to-use yet fully-featured Internet services. As implemented within the Apache |
| Directory, these services benefit from: </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Standard directory model and schema support</li> |
| <li>Standard LDAP data interchange format (LDIF) (RFC 2849)</li> |
| <li>Optional LDAP management</li> |
| <li>UDP and TCP Support (MINA)</li> |
| <li>Traffic throttling (MINA)</li> |
| <li>Overload shielding (MINA)</li> |
| <li>Easy POJO embeddability for containers such as Geronimo, JBoss, and OSGi</li> |
| </ul> |
| <table> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Name</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/ldap/index.html">Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
| Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> An LDAP implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2251.html">RFC 2251</a>. Apache LDAP |
| provides lightweight access to the Apache Directory backing store.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/kerberos/index.html">Kerberos Protocol Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> A Kerberos implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1510.html">RFC 1510</a>. Apache |
| Kerberos verifies the identities of principals (users or services) on |
| an unprotected network using principal information stored in the Apache |
| Directory backing store.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/changepw/index.html">Change Password Protocol Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> A Change Password implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3244.html">RFC 3244</a>. Apache |
| Change Password uses Kerberos infrastructure to allow users to securely |
| set initial passwords or to change existing passwords stored in the |
| Apache Directory backing store.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/dns/index.html">Domain Name System (DNS) Protocol Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> A DNS implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1034.html">RFC 1034</a>. Apache DNS |
| serves host name to address mappings and other resource record types |
| using resource records stored in the Apache Directory backing store.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/ntp/index.html">Network Time Protocol (NTP) Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> An NTP implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2030.html">RFC 2030</a>. Apache NTP |
| supports time synchronization for LDAP replication and the Kerberos |
| protocol, eliminating the need for external infrastructure.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <a href="providers/dhcp/index.html">Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) |
| Provider</a> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> A DHCP implementation based on <a |
| href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2131.html">RFC 2131</a>. Apache DHCP |
| helps configure hosts using configuration information stored in the |
| Apache Directory backing store.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| </section> |
| </body> |
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