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• 09 Jan 08
  

  Philip Guth

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  • A "normal" directory server stores data and offers a query mechanism in order to access it. For accessing directories, the LDAP protocol is used, and has been standardized for that purpose. Directories are often also called "LDAP servers".
  • A virtual directory (such as Symlabs Virtual Directory Server) is also an LDAP server, but it doesn't store data. Instead, it fetches data on demand from other data sources. Those data sources can be other LDAP servers, relational databases, or any other source of information that can be queried through one of the supported protocols, or through a client API.
  • they offer a way to put specialized, custom logic in between the request and the data. Then, when applications make requests, the virtual directory server can act on them in a customized fashion and put in special treatment for processing data, filtering requests, or handling requests in some special way. This allows you to create a fully intelligent directory that performs in a way that relational databases have offered for a long time through triggers and stored procedures.

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• 15 Mar 07
  

  powerosh

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