About the SunONE Connector

The SunONE connector includes a synchronization component that is driven by the Oracle directory integration and provisioning server. This component maintains consistency between the directories by:

• Importing data and incremental changes from an SunONE Directory Server into

• Exporting data and incremental changes from Oracle Internet Directory into an SunONE Directory Server

The SunONE Directory Server and Oracle Internet Directory support similar hashing techniques for storing passwords. If both the directories are configured to use the same hashing algorithm, and the mapping rules are configured appropriately, then the SunONE connector can synchronize passwords as it does any other attribute. To store the password in the SunONE Directory Server, use the SunONE Directory Server external authentication plug-in discussed in this chapter.

Note: Oracle Internet Directory 10g (9.0.4) can synchronize with Netscape Directory Server Release 4.13 and SunONE (iPlanet) Directory Server Releases 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2

See Also: "Hashing Schemes for Creating Password Verifiers" for a list of hashing algorithms supported by Oracle Internet Directory "Task 4: (Optional) Configure the SunONE Directory Server External Authentication Plug-in" for instructions on configuring the SunONE (iPlanet) Directory Server external authentication plug-in