Overview

Directory Server provides the following key features: * Multi-master replication - Provides a highly available directory service for both read and write operations. Multi-master replication can be combined with simple and cascading replication scenarios to provide a highly flexible and scalable replication environment. * Chaining and referrals - Increases the power of your directory by storing a complete logical view of your directory on a single server, while maintaining data on a large number of Directory Servers transparently for clients. * Roles and Class of Service - Provides a flexible mechanism for grouping and sharing attributes between entries in a dynamic fashion. * Improved access control mechanism - Provides support for macros that dramatically reduce the number of access control statements used in the directory and increase the scalability of access control evaluation. * Resource-limits by bind DN - Gives you the power to control the amount of server resources allocated to search operations based on the bind DN of the client. * Multiple databases - Provides a simple way of breaking down your directory data to simplify the implementation of replication and chaining in your directory service. * Password Policy and Account Lockout - Allows you to define a set of rules that govern how passwords and user accounts are managed in the Directory Server. * SSL - Provides secure communications over the network, including ciphers with up to 168-bit encryption.

The major components of Directory Server include: