Working With Oracle^® Solaris 11.4 Directory and Naming Services: LDAP

Chapter 2

LDAP and Authentication Service

The LDAP naming service can use the LDAP repository to provide authentication service. This chapter discusses LDAP's authentication services and covers the following topics:

• LDAP Naming Service Security Model

• Client Credential Levels

• Authentication Methods for the LDAP Naming Service

• Pluggable Authentication Methods

• LDAP Account Management