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Summary: comprehensive and tons of code
Review: This book is about LDAP programming, specifically using Netscape Directory SDK for Java. This book is not about the Directory SDK for C, and it is not about JNDI. [Since JNDI is a generic interface for a variety of naming and directory services, and not limited to LDAP, a book about programming for JNDI would therefore imply covering more than just LDAP, so you can kind of tell this book is not about JNDI from the title.] Anyway, if you are interested in programming in Java using the Directory SDK, get this book.The authors describe (with code and examples) how to access LDAP from an applet, from javascript, from a bean, and from a servlet. They also spend an entire chapter on modelling relationships for LDAP, which is an extremely important topic that is glossed over in many texts. Even if you are not going to build an LDAP app that will model an organizational structure like the one described, the concepts in this chapter are very useful for thinking about how to set up a directory efficiently so that it will adapt to changes over time. This book is the first one I would buy to quickly come up to speed on LDAP programming in Java for the Directory SDK - it has a variety of examples on a range of topics, and does not skimp on the important details.
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Summary: Well written Book on LDAP with JAVA.
Review: This book is ahead of the pack in available LDAP books. This book concentrate mostly on Netscape Directory Server but you can apply this to any LDAP comaptible Servers (NDS from Novell, Inc.). This book is worth every penny and you will appreciate the purchase.
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Summary: In-depth excursion into Java LDAP
Review: This book is the only book available that really gets into the nuts-and-bolts of developing LDAPv3 applications in any language, not just Java. Its use of the Netscape Java LDAP SDK is a real plus since that SDK is up-to-date with the current IETF Draft Java APIs that are currently being progressed to RFCs. It gives excellent treatment of using LDAP directories to build directory-enabled applications, including using SASL and SSL for authentication (although it doesn't address 'start TLS'), using JavaBeans to encapsulate LDAP, storing user preferences in a directory, and managing LDAP schemas. The lack of treatment of JNDI is really not missed since the book is about LDAP applications not the more limited view of LDAP directories presented by the generic 'naming context' abstractions of JNDI.
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Summary: a great book on Java/LDAP
Review: This book is written in clear and easy to understand format,a lot of examples and tips. By the time you're done reading the book you will have a very clear idea of how you're going to tackle that LDAP, in Java.
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Summary: Time saver with LDAP
Review: This is no ordinary book. It is a must have reference in LDAP. The authors are set out to help people with java programming in LDAP. I can feel it when I take the CD home and view it with Acrobat 4.0 reader. The whole book is stored in the CD which also includes all the example source codes and other goodies. It is an invaluable resource and I am surprised not even a single review mention that. I have worked on LDAP for over 3 years in C/C++ and this book really saves me a lot of time with tough problems on LDAP. It is not "21 days to Bad Habbits" or "Bible for nothing" kind of junkie reference. Every discussion is in depth and comes with solid code examples for other LDAP developers. Great piece of work!
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Summary: Time saver with LDAP
Review: This is no ordinary book. It is a must have reference in LDAP. The authors are set out to help people with java programming in LDAP. I can feel it when I take the CD home and view it with Acrobat 4.0 reader. The whole book is stored in the CD which also includes all the example source codes and other goodies. It is an invaluable resource and I am surprised not even a single review mention that. I have worked on LDAP for over 3 years in C/C++ and this book really saves me a lot of time with tough problems on LDAP. It is not "21 days to Bad Habbits" or "Bible for nothing" kind of junkie reference. Every discussion is in depth and comes with solid code examples for other LDAP developers. Great piece of work!
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Summary: Makes my head swell
Review: Thorough, comprehensive, incisive. The authors of this piece of work aren't theorists. They're clearly technologists who have experienced the requirements of implementing this standard first hand in large, complex, mission critical environments. Ultimately, you're not getting a lesson in LDAP. Instead, you're getting a taste of the real world. Enjoy your feast as you dine at their expense.
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Summary: Makes my head swell
Review: Thorough, comprehensive, incisive. The authors of this piece of work aren't theorists. They're clearly technologists who have experienced the requirements of implementing this standard first hand in large, complex, mission critical environments. Ultimately, you're not getting a lesson in LDAP. Instead, you're getting a taste of the real world. Enjoy your feast as you dine at their expense.
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Summary: With Java this stuff shouldn't be proprietary at all!
Review: Too bad that such talented authors have decided to write this book based on Netscape SDK and not on JNDI like they should have. The book really gives a wrong impression on how to code with Java & LDAP and causes major vendor-lock. Maybe all this was was the plan in the first place when this book was written, since both of the authors are from Netscape, Weltman being a designer of the Netscape LDAP SDK and Dahlbura a lead engineer specializing in LDAP implementation and planning.
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Summary: With Java this stuff shouldn't be proprietary at all!
Review: Too bad that such talented authors have decided to write this book based on Netscape SDK and not on JNDI like they should have. The book really gives a wrong impression on how to code with Java & LDAP and causes major vendor-lock. Maybe all this was was the plan in the first place when this book was written, since both of the authors are from Netscape, Weltman being a designer of the Netscape LDAP SDK and Dahlbura a lead engineer specializing in LDAP implementation and planning.
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