LDAP Online Training Course Content

LDAP – Overview
• A brief History of LDAP
• LDAP Overview
• LDAP vs. Database
• LDAP Usage Summary
• LDAP Data (Object) Model
• Object Tree Structure
• Attributes
• Object Classes
• Describing the Tree and Adding Data
• Navigating the Tree (DNs and RDNs)
• LDAP Replication and Referrals
• Referrals
• Replication

LDAP Schemas, Object Classes and Attributes
• LDAP Stuff Overview
• Schemas
• Object Classes
• Attributes
• Matching Rules
• LDAP Operational Attributes and Objects

Get Something Running
• LDAP Installation
• LDAP Installation
• Open LDAP on UNIX and Windows
• Apache DS on UNIX and Windows

Open LDAP Sample Configurations
• Simple Directory
• Designing the DIT
• Select the STRUCTURAL object Class
• Slapd.conf File
• LDIF File
• Loading the LDIF
• Adding New Entries using LDIF
• Modifying Entries using LDIF
• Just Fooling Around
• Securing the Directory
• Security Policy
• Adding Groups
• ACL slapd.conf Access Definitions
• Testing the ACL

Expanded Hierarchy
• Requirement
• Implementation
• LDIF
• ACL slapd.conf Access Definitions
• Testing the ACL
• Creating & Adding Objects
• Requirement
• Implementation
• Attribute Definitions
• Object Class & Schema Definition
• ACL slapd.conf Access Definitions
• LDIF
• Testing the Changes
• Single Sign On
• Referral and Replication

Configuration Files
• Slapd.conf Overview
• Using OLC (cn=config)

OLC (cn=config) Overview
• Converting from slapd.conf to OLC (cn=config)
• OLC (cn=config) Layout
• Using OLC (cn=config) (Read, Modify)
• OLC (cn=config) General Notes
• Add/Delete Schemas using OLC (cn=config)
• Add/Delete ACPs/ACLs using OLC (cn=config)
• Add/Delete Modules using OLC (cn=config)
• Add/Delete Databases using OLC (cn=config)
• List of Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• Global Section Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• TLS Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• Backend Section Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• Database Section Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• Overlay Directives (OLC (cn=config) and slapd.conf)
• ldap.conf Directives
• Apache DS Configuration

Replication and Referrals
• Replication and Referral Overview
• Replication
• Open LDAP Replication
• Open LDAP slurpd Style Replication
• Open LDAP slurpd Replication Errors
• Open LDAP sysncrepl Style Replication
• Open LDAP sysncrepl Refresh Only
• Open LDAP sysncrepl Refresh and Persist
• Open LDAP sysncrepl Multi-Master
• Open LDAP sysncrepl Access Logs and Delta-sync
• ApacheDS Replication
• Synching DIT before surpd Replication
• Synching DIT before syncrepl Replication
• Referrals
• Referral Chaining

Reference

LDIF and DSML
• LDIF Overview
• LDIF Format & Directives
• LDIF File Format
• LDIF Terminology and Line Types
• LDIF Sample
• LDIF Directives
• add Directive
• attribute name Directives
• change type Directives
• control Directives
• delete Directives
• delete oldrdn Directives
• dn Directives
• newrdn Directives
• newsuperior Directives
• objectclass Directives
• Replaces Directives
• Version Directives
• LDIF Handling Binary (including Passwords)
• LDIF Importing Files
• LDIF Samples
• DSML

LDAP Functional Model
• LDAP URL

LDAP API

Open LDAP Operations
• Open LDAP How Tos
• Configuring Multiple DITs in Open LDAP
• Configuring Referrals in Open LDAP
• Configuring Referral chaining in Open LDAP
• Configuring slurpd style replication in Open LDAP
• Configuring syncrepl style replication in Open LDAP
• Configuring delta synchronization (syncrepl) in Open LDAP
• Configuring and using cn=config in Open LDAP
• Notes about running/initializing Open LDAP
• Notes about overlays in Open LDAP (or when is an overlay an overlay)
• Open LDAP converting to OLC (cn=config)
• Using OLC (cn=config)
• Configuring Groups of Users in Open LDAP

Open LDAP Trouble Shooting & Errors
Open LDAP Performance

LDAP Tools
• Open LDAP Tools
• ldapadd – add LDIF entries to an LDAP directory
• ldapauth – add LDIF entries to an LDAP directory
• ldapdelete – delete LDAP entries
• ldapmodify – modify existing LDAP entries
• ldapmodrdn – modify an LDAP entry’s DN
• ldappasswd – modify an entry’s password
• ldapsearch – search LDAP entries
• ldapwhoami – perform an LDAP Who Am I operation of a server
• slapacl – verify access to attributes by inspecting the configuration of a DIT
• slapadd – add LDAP entries to a database – STOP SLAPD FIRST
• slapauth – verify SASL data against a DIT
• slapcat – export an LDIF from an LDAP database – STOP SLAPD FIRST
• slapdn – verify a DN against a DIT configuration
• Slapindex – re-index an LDAP database – STOP SLAPD FIRST
• Slappasswd – generate password
• Slaptest – verify a slapd.conf file or a cn=config directory (slapd.d)

LDAP Browsers
• LDAP Browser/Editor – some notes on usage

Apache DS Tools
• Apache DS Tools – tools and Utilities

LDAP Security
• Open LDAP Security Overview
• Open LDAP TLS/SSL Configured