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directory service Last modified: Friday, June 18, 2004
A network service that identifies all resources on a network and makes them accessible to users and applications. Resources include e-mail addresses, computers, and peripheral devices such as printers. Ideally, the directory service should make the physical network topology and protocols transparent so that a user on a network can access any resource without knowing where or how it is physically connected. There are a number of directory services that are used widely. Two of the most important ones are LDAP, which is used primarily for e-mail addresses, and Netware Directory Service (NDS), which is used on Novell Netware networks. Virtually all directory services are based on the X.500 ITU standard, although the standard is so large and complex that no vendor complies with it fully.		Related Categories Directory Services Related Terms Active Directory DEN DSML LDAP NDS UNC X.500 Shopping directory service Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 21 Model Matches Firewalls 89 Model Matches Software 12 Store Offers
Directory Services Reading Room Collection of primers and articles about NDS, DCE, NIS/NIS+, and LDAP. What is a directory service? Very complete description of directory service, with sections on the X.500 standard, implementations of computer-supported directories, and the structure of the stored information. Yahoo!'s directory services page Yahoo!'s directory of directory services.