Naming Services: A Quick Comparison
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DNS |
NIS |
LDAP |
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NAMESPACE |
Hierarchical |
Flat |
Hierarchical |
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DATA STORAGE |
Files/ resource records |
2 column maps |
Directories [varied] |
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SERVER NAMES |
Master/slave |
Master/slave |
Master/replica |
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SECURITY |
None |
None (root or nothing) |
SSL, varied |
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TRANSPORT |
TCP/IP |
RPC |
TCP/IP |
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SCALE |
Global |
LAN |
Global |
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