Resara. Kerberos: The Network Authentication Protocol. Recent News Old news is archived. 24 Feb 2015 - krb5-1.11.6 is released The krb5-1.11.6 source release is now available. 18 Feb 2015 - krb5-1.12.3 is released.
Directory service. A directory service is a software system that stores, organizes, and provides access to information in a computer operating system's directory.
In software engineering, a directory is a map between names and values. It allows the lookup of named values, similar to a dictionary. As a word in a dictionary may have multiple definitions, a directory service can associate a name with multiple, different pieces of information. Likewise, as a word may have different parts of speech and different definitions, a name in a directory may have many different types of data.
Introduction[edit] A directory service called a naming service, maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses. A directory service defines the namespace for the network. Replication and Distribution have very distinct meanings in the design and management of a directory service. Comparison with relational databases[edit] Implementations of directory services[edit] LDAP implementations[edit] Unix OSs[edit] OpenLDAP, Main Page. Samba - opening windows to a wider world. Mac OS X Server: Alternatives to Windows NT 4.0 domain control (PDC) technology. This article contains information about alternatives to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain control (PDC), which is no longer supported by Windows 7 and later clients, or by Lion Server.
This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple. Background Windows NT 4.0 domain control is a system of network user and group authorization used by Windows Vista and earlier clients and Windows 2008 and earlier servers. Mac OS X Server v10.6 and earlier included the ability to be a primary (PDC) or backup (BDC) domain controller for these Windows systems. Windows 7 and later clients no longer support the Windows NT 4.0 PDC technology provided in Mac OS X Server v10.6 and earlier. Windows NT 4.0 domain control is not a feature of Lion Server. Solutions You can integrate your Mac OS X Server into an Active Directory domain. Important: Mention of third-party websites and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. One Moment Please. pGina. Lion and Active Directory Tips and Reports. LDAP Authentication with Active Directory.
Configuring Mac OS X LDAP Authorization for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.x) This document details the steps required to configure Mac OS X LDAP authorization.
It does not describe why you would want to do so, or how to test that you've performed this configuration properly. For that, you should read the document Authenticating and Authorizing Mac OS X Users. Mac OS X Kerberos Authentication Setup. This document details the steps required to activate Mac OS X Kerberos authentication.
It does not describe why you would want to do so, or how to test that you've performed this configuration properly. For that, you should read the document Authenticating and Authorizing Mac OS X Users. This method to activate Kerberos authentication will only work under Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.x), Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x), and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.x), Lion (Mac OS X 10.7.2+), and Mountin Lion (Mac OS X 10.8.x). Logging in to Mac OS X using Kerberos and LDAP. This document will explain how to configure a Mac running Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.x) or Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) or Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.x), such that all Penn State Access Account users will be able to log in to the Mac.
The configuration will utilize Kerberos for authentication and LDAP for authorization. Please Note: We have a public wiki documentation page that is updated more frequently than this page. This page might be archived soon!