X.500 and LDAP security a comparative overview.

We give a comparative overview of the X.500 and LDAPv3 Directory security features. X.500 is a commonly used name for a series of joint ISO/IEC and ITU-T standards specifying a distributed directory service. It assumes the existence of an underlying OSI protocol stack. LDAP is an Internet alternativ...

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Published in:	IEEE Network : the magazine of global information exchange 13, 6 (1999).
Main Author:	Hassler, V.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	ISO/IEC standards. ITU-T standards. Internet. LDAP gateway. LDAP security. LDAPv3 Directory security. OSI protocol stack. X.500 Directory Access Protocol. X.500 access protocol. X.500 security. X.511 DAP. Access control model. Authentication parameters. Distributed directory service. Server model. Update access protocol.