Apache Directory is an

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project of the

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. The Apache Directory Server, originally written by Alex Karasulu, is an embeddable

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entirely written in

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. It was certified

LDAP The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP ) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Directory servi ...

v3-compatible by

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in 2006. Besides LDAP, the server supports other protocols as well, and a Kerberos server. There exist these subprojects: * Apache Directory Studio - an LDAP browser/editor for data, schema,

LDIF The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard plain text data interchange format for representing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory content and update requests. LDIF conveys directory content as a set of records, on ...

, and DSML written in an

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-based framework. * Apache SCIMple - an implementation of SCIM v2.0 specification. * Apache Fortress - a standards-based

authorization Authorization or authorisation (see spelling differences) is the function of specifying access rights/privileges to resources, which is related to general information security and computer security, and to access control in particular. More for ...

system. * Apache Kerby - a Kerberos implementation written in Java. * Apache LDAP API - an SDK for directory access in Java. * Apache Mavibot - a Multi Version Concurrency Control ( MVCC)

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in Java.

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* /directory.apache.org/ Apache Directory Server* /directory.apache.org/studio/ Apache Directory Studio* /directory.apache.org/mavibot/ Apache Directory Mavibot* /directory.apache.org/scimple/ Apache Directory SCIMple* /directory.apache.org/fortress/ Apache Directory Fortress* /directory.apache.org/kerby/ Apache Directory Kerby* /directory.apache.org/api/ Apache Directory LDAP API

Directory Directory may refer to: * Directory (computing), or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files * Directory (OpenVMS command) * Directory service, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's u ...

Directory services {{network-software-stub

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