[consulting] Question about LDAP servers

[Sarah Poger Gladstone]

> Questions arise like:
> - Is LDAP hosted and managed at the company where you implementing Drupal?

I plan on installing the LDAP server on my own VPS account.

> - Is the company already familiar with LDAP?

I am familiar with with LDAP and Active Directory.

> - Does the company use Microsoft servers?

They use a web-based .NET application. ( Hosted by a .NET focused
hosting company. )

> - Where are you  planning to host the LDAP ? (separate server, existing
> server)

See earlier answer.

> - What are the number of users and groups?

This could grow very quickly. I need something scalable.

> - What are the characteristic of the users (frequency of loggings, password
> changes, group)

This may change rapidly, the usage today may be different than in 8
months.  I need something that is flexible.

> - Integration with back office systems (in future)

Currently the planned LDAP clients will be Drupal, a Java ad-hoc
reporting tool and a web-based .NET application.   There may be other
systems added down the road.


Thanks,
Sarah

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Mike <mike at bm-support.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 26 August 2010 05:12:48 Sarah Poger Gladstone wrote:
>> I am in the process of planning to install an LDAP server to use with
>> a Drupal site
> Hi,
>
> OpenLDAP is surely a good choice.But:
>
> There are a large number of choices to make when considering an LDAP server
> (regardless the type) to use with Drupal.
>
> Questions arise like:
> - Is LDAP hosted and managed at the company where you implementing Drupal?
> - Is the company already familiar with LDAP?
> - Does the company use Microsoft servers?
> - Where are you  planning to host the LDAP ? (separate server, existing
> server)
> - What are the number of users and groups?
> - What are the characteristic of the users (frequency of loggings, password
> changes, group)
> - Integration with back office systems (in future)
>
> I guess you have looked at http://drupal.org/project/ldap_integration.
> I think:
> - You need a good testing plan
> - You need to have requirements regarding why you need an LDAP server
> - Make a (small) design
> - Look again at openID and openauth.
> - Look at performance issues and potential maintenance issues
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Maikel
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