Integration enablers
It is important to consider the less glamorous services that provide unseen services, much like the key workers who drive buses, provide healthcare services, deliver freight, and so on. Without these services, staff would not be able to travel to work, remain in good health, or have any inventory to manufacture products. The following sub-sections list the common integration enablers.
Directory services
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an internet standard for accessing and managing directory services. LDAPv3 is an internet standard documented in RFC 4511.
There are many vendors who provide directory services, including Microsoft Active Directory, IBM, and Oracle. Directory services are used to share information about applications, users, groups, services, and networks across networks.
Directory services provide organized sets of records, often with a hierarchical structure (based upon X.500 standards), such as a corporate email...
