JMU
Naming and Directory Services
An Introduction


Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department
bernstdh@jmu.edu


Naming Services
Familiar Examples of Naming Services
Toward a Formal Definition of Naming Services
Toward a Formal Definition of Naming Services (cont.)
Directory Systems
Directory Systems (cont.)
Toward a Formal Definition of Directory Services
Directory/Naming Services and Databases
Domains
Metadata
An Example: X.500
An Example: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)
LDIF (cont.)