Fedora Directory Server supports TLS and SSL. So does openldap. I think an API built on top of LDAP would have more abilities. Does PGSQL support slave servers and replication? Jon Tom Lynema wrote: >> I would love to see an LDAP+SQL solution that gives us a familiar SQL backend >> with an LDAP client interface. It might take a little work to make that >> happen, but it might well be worth it. Many of the solutions we are >> currently using support LDAP, while many of us are more familiar with SQL and >> current Account System services are SQL-enabled. It seems to me that if we >> don't figure out a solution for LDAP+SQL, we'll end up spending a lot of time >> making different solutions work with the technology we choose. >> >> -- >> Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes >> nman64@xxxxxxxxx >> > > > I would like to see an SQL backend with an API pointing into it, similar > to what Amazon.com is doing. > Benefits: > SSL access > The API will act as a layer between the database and the calling > application instead of just allowing access to the data. This could be > used to help protect security and privacy. > 3rd parties could use the API to make their own extensions of the system > Pitfalls: > Do we want everyone to have access to the API? This may result in abuse > of the data. > > > -tom > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fedora-infrastructure-list mailing list > Fedora-infrastructure-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-infrastructure-list >
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