What
is a Directory?
It is a different
structure database that stores data, which can be searched easily for a
special purpose.
What
is LDAP?
LDAP is a
lightweight of DAP. It is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard.
An LDAP directory is organized in the form of a simple hierarchical tree known
as Directory Information Tree (DIT).
What
is DAP?
It is a protocol
to access database directory – Directory Access Protocol (DAP).
What
is OID?
OID or Oracle
Internet Directory is Oracle’s implementation of LDAP. It provides directory
services to the Oracle database and the Oracle Application Server.
What
are the security benefits of OID?
OID – Oracle
Internet Directory provides the following security benefits:
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Data integrity
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Data confidentiality
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Password protection
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Data access control
What
are OID Monitor and OID Control Utilities?
OID Monitor
Utility initiates, monitors, and terminates the OID server processes. All the
activities are logged in the $ORACLE_HOME/ldap/log/oidmon.log file.
The OID Monitor process must be running to process commands from OID
control utility. To start/stop
the OID Monitor process do the following:
# oidmon connect=net_service_name
sleep=10 start/stop -- the
command starts/stops OID monitor and every 10 seconds checks to restart any
servers that may have stopped not by the “stop” option.
OID Control
Utility stops and starts the server OID instance processes.
What
is Oracle Directory Manager?
It is a
Java-based GUI tool to maintain and administer Oracle Internet Directory data.
By default the port in which the OID instance is running is 389 or 4032.
To run it just
enter # oidadmin