The ABCs of LDAP: How to Install, Run, and Administer LDAP Services delivers the theoretical background needed to understand how these servers work, resulting in clear, concise examples of implementations in both commercial and OpenLDAP environments. Topics include an examination of major LDAP APIs, such as PHP, Perl, and Java, as well as distributed command line tools. The book covers ways to integrate LDAP into existing systems, and provides hands-on examples within working implementations.Users also benefit from a concise overview of how to design a directory, preparing you to execute directory deployments for email, PKI, DNS, and NIS servers.