Definitions Flashcards
What means DIT ?
Directory Information Tree
What means DIB ?
Directory Information Base. It is the set of Information saved in a Directory.
What means DUA ?
Directory User Agent. It is an LDAP Client.
What means DSA ?
Directory System Agent. It is an LDAP Server.
What is an LDAP entry ?
An LDAP entry is a set of attributes that hold information about the object that the entry represents.
What is an attribute ?
An attribute is an attribute description (a type and zero or more options) with one or more associated values
What is an RDN ?
Relative Distinguished Name. It is the relative name of an LDAP entry (relative to its superior entry). It is composed of an unordered set of one or more attribute value assertions (AVA) .
What is an AVA ?
Attribute Value Assertion. It consists of an attribute description with zero options and an attribute value.
What is the LDAP most generic object class ?
Top
What is an object class ?
an identified family of objects (or conceivable
objects) that share certain characteristics
Is class multiple inherithance possible in LDAP ?
Yes
What is a Directory Schema ?
A Directory Schema is a set of definitions and constraints concerning the structure of the DIT, the possible ways entries are named, the information that can be held in an entry, the attributes used to represent that information and their organization into hierarchies to facilitate search and retrieval of the information and the ways in which values of attributes may be matched in attribute value and matching rule assertions.
What means DSE ?
DSE: DSA-specific Entry
What is a shadowing or caching server ?
Servers that hold copies of the original information
What is context prefix ?
The sequence of RDNs leading from the Root of the DIT to the initial vertex of a naming context; corresponds to the distinguished name of that vertex.
