Before You Read This Book

Review pertinent information in the Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Release Notes.

If you are deploying Directory Server Enterprise Edition software in production, also review pertinent information in the Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Deployment Planning Guide.

Readers installing Identity Synchronization for Windows should be familiar with the following technologies:

• Directory Server

• Microsoft Active Directory or Windows NT authentication

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

• Java technology

• Extensible Markup Language (XML)

• Public-key cryptography and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol

• Intranet, extranet, and Internet security

• The role of digital certificates in an enterprise