Sun Directory Services Architecture

Sun Directory Services offers access to directory information through a number of different protocols:

• LDAP, for messaging, directory, and management applications

• RADIUS, for authentication applications

• NIS, for all applications that use NIS naming services

• HTTP, for access through any web browser

Sun Directory Services also includes the following Java tools that you can run as applets in any Java-enabled web browser, or as applications:

• An Administration Console for local or remote configuration and administration

• The Deja tool for updating the directory database

Figure 2-1 Sun Directory Services Architecture

In Figure 2-1, the items shown in dashed boxes are not part of the Sun Directory Services product. They indicate the types of applications that can use information stored in the directory.