Implementing Directory Services. Cd-Rom Included

Implementing directory services - e-mail, e-commerce, enterprise security, the Internet, and client-server applications - can be extremely beneficial for businesses as they provide significant return on investment. But, implementation of these services can be a daunting task. This book gives you all the information you'll need for smart and strategic implementation of directory services, on both the business and technical sides. There is a lot more to directory services than just LDAP, and this important resource provides a guide to the various standards available, including LDAP, X.500, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Directory Enabled Networks (DEN), as well as the vendor products available today, including Microsoft Active Directory, Novell NDS, and Netscape DS. Inside you'll find: * Instructions for implementing a directory service * How to choose the best set of directory service offerings through definition, discovery, design, deployment, and maintenance * Complete business justification for directory services and real world case studies * A CD-ROM that includes demos and utilities from the major players in directory services Network designers, programmers, and administrators managing large network systems will find this book to be an invaluable resource to today's standards and protocols as well as the ones to watch for in the future. Directory services * Explanation of important management concepts and justification for services * Real world case studies from organizations ranging from small to large who have implemented directory services already * Important information about interoperability of major standards, vendors, and tools * Interactive tutorial to the sample applications and tools included on the CD-ROM