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| ApacheDS | Fedora DS | OpenLDAP | OpenDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Website | ||||
License | Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License | OpenLDAP Public License | Common Development and Distribution License |
Documentation | minimal | extensive | sufficient | ? extensive |
Code | Java | C/C++ | C/C++ | Java |
Backed by organization | Apache Software Foundation | RedHat | OpenLDAP Foundation | Sun |
Origin | genuine | Netscape DS (Michigan university) | Michigan university | genuine |
Admin Gui | no | yes | no | ? yes |
Installation | Installer | Installer | Package/build | ? Installer |
Technical
| ApacheDS | Fedora DS | OpenLDAP | OpenDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Back-End | JDBM and custom | Berkeley DB | Berkeley DB and others ? | Berkeley DB Java Edition, NDB and memory |
Multiple Back-Ends | yes | yes | yes | yes ? |
Front-ends | LDAP, Kerberos, DNS, NTP, DHCP | LDAP, DSMLv2 (SOAP/HTTP) | LDAP/LDAPS | LDAP/LDAPS. DSMLv2 gateway (SOAP/HTTP) |
Replication | Multi-Master (2 masters) ... soon | Multi-Master (up to 4 masters) | Single-Master ? | Multi-Master (up to 8 masters) |
Referrals | yes | yes | yes | ? yes |
Schema | Compilation | dynamic/gui | dynamic/ldap ? | dynamic/ldap/gui |
Attribute Encryption | no | yes | no | no ? |
Monitoring | LDAP | LDAP/SNMP | LDAP | LDAP/SNMP/JMX |
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OpenDS project has not been evaluatedso far, so the '?' just express our ignorance... |