Identifying Security Requirements

How you secure data in Directory Server Enterprise Edition has an impact on all other areas of design. This chapter describes how to analyze your security needs and explains how to design your directory service to meet those needs.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Security Threats

• Overview of Security Methods

• Determining Authentication Methods

• Proxy Authorization

• Designing Password Policies

• Password Synchronization With Windows

• Determining Encryption Methods

• Designing Access Control With ACIs

• Designing Access Control With Directory Proxy Server

• Grouping Entries Securely

• Using Firewalls

• Running as Non-Root

• Other Security Resources