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- From: Steve Langasek <vorlon AT netexpress.net>
- To: TDS Development Group <freetds AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: UG clarification
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:55:45 -0500
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 05:51:16PM -0400, Brian Bruns wrote:
> > I wish I thought LDAP was going to turn into something other than a
> > dunderheaded monstrosity. It's such a good idea, and seems to have
> > utterly
> > failed in execution. OTOH, it's a hierarchical information store, and
> > that
> > makes me wonder what Sybase wants from LDAP that it couldn't get from DNS.
> > (I probably should read the RFC again, eh?)
> LDAP is not bad actually, when used within a certain context, like user
> information. Where I work it's hard to remember not being able to pull
> user info from a central store. Using it as a corporate-wide
> authentication source is very compelling.
Nah, LDAP isn't a good fit for authentication, even though people are
making it work. LDAP is designed as a /directory/ service, with all
that implies (semi-public, etc). For a centralized authentication
source, use Kerberos instead. :)
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer
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Re: UG clarification
, (continued)
- Re: UG clarification, Bill Thompson, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Lowden, James K, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Brian Bruns, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Steve Langasek, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Lowden, James K, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Brian Bruns, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Lowden, James K, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Brian Bruns, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Lowden, James K, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Brian Bruns, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Steve Langasek, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, James K . Lowden, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, James K . Lowden, 06/12/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Brian Bruns, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Winkless, Geoff, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Mark H. Wood, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Steve Langasek, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, Steve Langasek, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, James K . Lowden, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, James K . Lowden, 06/13/2002
- Re: UG clarification, James K . Lowden, 06/13/2002
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