                                   LDAP - Overview

        Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

        Basically the digital version of a phonebook

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                                   LDAP - Overview

        Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

        Basically the digital version of a phonebook

        A type of database

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                                   LDAP - Overview

        Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

        Basically the digital version of a phonebook

        A type of database

        Stores the basic account information.

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

           •  Student ID (if available)

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

           •  Student ID (if available)

           •  Groups they are a member of (member, skynet, committee)

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

           •  Student ID (if available)

           •  Groups they are a member of (member, skynet, committee)

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

           •  Student ID (if available)

           •  Groups they are a member of (member, skynet, committee)

        A source of truth.

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                              LDAP - Why we use it

        Stores data that is useful for differences services:

           •  Username

           •  Password hash

           •  SSH keys

           •  Recovery email

           •  Student ID (if available)

           •  Groups they are a member of (member, skynet, committee)

        A source of truth.

        Technically the Skynet account.

        Every other service pulls from it to populate their own databases.

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                                    LDAP - Example

        While it is possible to

        use terminal commands

        Using a dedicated tool

        is far more

        intuitive/better.

        I recommend this, works

        on windows/linux.

        https://directory.apache

        .org/studio/

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