Apache Directory Explained

Apache Directory Server
Developer:	Apache Software Foundation
Latest Release Version:	2.0.0-AM27
Latest Release Date:	^[1]
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Programming Language:	Java
Genre:	LDAP
License:	Apache License 2.0

Apache Directory is an open source project of the Apache Software Foundation. The Apache Directory Server, originally written by Alex Karasulu, is an embeddable directory server entirely written in Java. It was certified LDAPv3-compatible by The Open Group in 2006.^{[2] [3]} Besides LDAP, the server supports other protocols as well.^[4]

There exist these subprojects:

• Apache Directory Studio - an LDAP browser/editor for data, schema, LDIF, and DSML written in an Eclipse-based framework.
• Apache SCIMple - an implementation of SCIM v2.0 specification.
• Apache Fortress - a standards-based authorization 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) BTree in Java.

See also

• List of LDAP software

Notes and References

1. Web site: Apache Directory. 2020-03-28 . 2023-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328151612/https://directory.apache.org/apacheds/news.html .
2. Web site: The Apache Software Foundation Is Latest Technology Leader To Embrace LDAP Standard And Achieve Open Group Certification . The Open Directory . 11 October 2006 . 30 June 2009.
3. Web site: What Apache Directory Server is . 30 June 2009 . the server has been successfully certified by the Open Group in September 2006 ("LDAP certified"). . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531195522/http://directory.apache.org/apacheds/1.0/11-what-apache-directory-server-is.html . 31 May 2009 . dead.
4. Web site: What Apache Directory Server is . 30 June 2009 . Other network protocols like Kerberos and NTP are supported . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531195522/http://directory.apache.org/apacheds/1.0/11-what-apache-directory-server-is.html . 31 May 2009 . dead.