17 Considerations for Integrating with Third-Party Directories

This chapter discusses the decisions you need to make before integrating with a third-party directory.

This chapter contains these topics:

• Preliminary Considerations for Integrating with a Third-Party Directory

• Choose Which Directory Is to Be the Central Enterprise Directory

• Choose Where to Store Passwords

• Choose the Structure of the Directory Information Tree

• Select the Attribute for the Login Name

• Select the User Search Base

• Select the Group Search Base

• Decide How to Address Security Concerns

• Step-by-Step Guide to Configuring Synchronization with a Third-Party Directory

• Limitations of Third-Party Integration in Oracle Internet Directory 10g Release 2 (10.1.2)