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being

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reviewed

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and

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updated.

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You are viewing pre-release

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documentation

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that

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contains

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changes

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to

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configuration

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that

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are

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scheduled

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for

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the

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Apache

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Directory

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1.5.1

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release.

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Apache Directory Protocol Providers

The Apache Directory Project's

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Protocol

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Providers

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are

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Java

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implementations

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of

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standard

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Internet

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services.

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These

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Protocol

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Providers,

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in

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conjunction

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with

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the

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MINA

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network

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layer

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and

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the

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Apache

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Directory

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read-optimized

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backing

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store,

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provide

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easy-to-use

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yet

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fully-featured

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Internet

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services.

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As

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implemented

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within

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the

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Apache

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Directory,

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these

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services

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benefit

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from:

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Standard

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directory

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model

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and

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schema

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support

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Standard

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LDAP

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data

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interchange

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format

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(LDIF)

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(RFC

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2849)

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Optional

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LDAP

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management

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UDP

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and

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TCP

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Support

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(MINA)

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Easy

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POJO

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embeddability

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for

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containers

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such

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as

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Geronimo,

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JBoss,

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and

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OSGi

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Service

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Configuration

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All
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protocol
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providers
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are
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configured
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in
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a
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similar
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manner.
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Behind
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the
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scenes,
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all
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protocol
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provider
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Configuration
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beans
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inherit
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from
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the
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same
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ServiceConfiguration
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and,
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therefore,
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they
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share
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many
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of
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the
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same
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configuration
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parameters.
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For
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more
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information
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on
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the
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service
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configuration
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common
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to
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all
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protocol
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providers,
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please
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see
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5.2
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Common
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Parameters
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for
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Configuration
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.
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Changes

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from

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1.5

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to

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1.5.1

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Configuration
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has
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been
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revamped
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for
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the
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1.5.1
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release,
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along
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with
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the
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addition
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of
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SASL
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support
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in
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the
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LDAP
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protocol.
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For
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more
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information
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on
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changes
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to
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configuration,
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please
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see
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5.2.1.
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Changes
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to
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Configuration
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Protocol

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Providers

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Name
Configuration
Description
5.3.
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LDAP
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Protocol
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Provider
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5.3.1.
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LDAP
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Protocol
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Configuration
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A
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Lightweight
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Directory
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Access
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Protocol
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(LDAP)
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 2251RFC 2251http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2251.html
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.
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Apache
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LDAP
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provides
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lightweight
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access
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to
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the
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Apache
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Directory
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backing
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store.
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5.4.
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Kerberos
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Protocol
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Provider
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5.4.1.
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Kerberos
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Protocol
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Configuration
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A
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Kerberos
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 1510RFC 1510http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1510.html
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.
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Apache
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Kerberos
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verifies
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the
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identities
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of
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principals
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(users
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or
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services)
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on
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an
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unprotected
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network
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using
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principal
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information
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stored
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in
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the
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Apache
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Directory
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backing
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store.
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5.5.
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Change
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Password
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Protocol
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Provider
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5.5.1
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Change
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Password
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Configuration
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A
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Change
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Password
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 3244RFC 3244http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3244.html
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Apache
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Change
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Password
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uses
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Kerberos
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infrastructure
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to
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allow
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users
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to
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securely
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set
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initial
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passwords
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or
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to
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change
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existing
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passwords
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stored
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in
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the
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Apache
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Directory
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backing
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store.
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5.6.
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DNS
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Protocol
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Provider
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5.6.1
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DNS
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Protocol
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Configuration
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A
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Domain
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Name
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System
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(DNS)
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 1034RFC 1034http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1034.html
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.
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Apache
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DNS
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serves
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host
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name
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to
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address
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mappings
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and
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other
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resource
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record
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types
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using
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resource
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records
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stored
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in
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the
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Apache
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Directory
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backing
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store.
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5.7.
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NTP
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Protocol
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Provider
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5.7.1.
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NTP
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Protocol
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Configuration
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A
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Network
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Time
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Protocol
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(NTP)
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 2030RFC 2030http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2030.html
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.
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Apache
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NTP
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supports
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time
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synchronization
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for
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LDAP
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replication
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and
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the
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Kerberos
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protocol,
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eliminating
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the
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need
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for
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external
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infrastructure.
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5.8.
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DHCP
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Protocol
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Provider
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n/a
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A
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Dynamic
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Host
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Configuration
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Protocol
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(DHCP)
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implementation
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based
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on
RFC 2131RFC 2131http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2131.html
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.
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Apache
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DHCP
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helps
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configure
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hosts
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using
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configuration
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information
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stored
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in
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the
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Apache
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Directory
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backing
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store.
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