LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Apps (MTP)
by Mark Smith, Timothy A. Howes

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Book Review: Hmmm...OK but not as comprehensive as desired
Summary: 2 Stars

Nevertheless, I plunged forward and made the purchase in the hopes that the authors (co-authors of the LDAP spec) would be another Kernighan and Ritchie-type duo.

Very little background (and I consider it to be essential) is presented on LDAP. Instead, the authors plunge immediately into code examples. Futhermore, the URLs shown in the code don't work (granted the book was published in 1997). In short terms, there's not much here that can't be gleaned from the man pages or looking at the OpenLDAP source code.

The saving grace of the book reside in the appendices and in chapter 17, "Using the Copmmand Line LDAP Tools". These pages alone (and they constitute a good chunk of the book's volume) are sufficient to make my investment in this volume not wasted. It is hoped that the authors update this title. As recognized authorities on LDAP, they have the means to produce *the* canonical volume on ths subject.

Summary of LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Apps (MTP)

Two years ago, the Internet Engineering Task Force began studying directory protocols, searching for a solution to outdated protocols. That search prompted the creation of LDAP, the new protocol for inter-network directory services. Since that time, Microsoft, Netscape, IBM, Novell and other companies have adopted LDAP as a complete directory services solution. This is the essential resource for programmers, software engineers, and network administrators who need to understand and implement LDAP to keep software applications compliant. If you design or program software for network computing or are interested in directory services, LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an essential resource to help you understand the LDAP API; learn how to write LDAP programs; understand how to LDAP-enable an existing application; and learn how to use a set of command-line LDAP tools to search and update directory information.

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