389 Directory Server
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| 389 Directory Server | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Red Hat |
| Initial release | December 8, 2005 |
| Stable release | 3.1.2
/ January 23, 2025 |
| Written in | C, Python, Perl |
| Operating system | Linux / Unix |
| Type | Directory server |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
The 389 Directory Server (previously Fedora Directory Server) is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server developed by Red Hat as part of the community-supported Fedora Project. The name "389" derives from the port number used by LDAP.
389 Directory Server supports many operating systems, including Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian, Solaris, and HP-UX 11i.[citation needed] In late 2016 the project merged experimental FreeBSD support.[1] However, the 389 Directory Server team, as of 2017, is likely to remove HPUX and Solaris support in the upcoming 1.4.x series.[needs update][2]
The 389 source code is generally available under the GNU General Public License version 3; some components have an exception for plugin code, while other components use LGPLv2 or Apache. Red Hat also markets a commercial version of the project as Red Hat Directory Server as part of support contracts for RHEL.
History
[edit]In 1996, the developers of the University of Michigan SLAPD project were hired by Netscape Communications Corporation. The codebase was forked, and became known as the Netscape Directory Server (NDS). After acquiring Netscape, America Online sold ownership of the NDS intellectual property to Sun Microsystems, but retained rights akin to ownership. Sun later developed and sold their own version of the server under the name Sun ONE Directory Server, as part of the Java Enterprise System; with the transfer of property in the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation retained the code under development by Sun, where it became Oracle Directory Server. AOL's rights were then later acquired by Red Hat, and on June 1, 2005, much of the original source code of the project prior to Sun's development was released as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).[citation needed]
As of 389 Directory Server version 1.0 (December 1, 2005), Red Hat released as free software all the remaining source code for all components included in the release package (admin server, console, etc.) and continues to maintain them under their respective licenses.[3][4][5]
In May 2009, the Fedora Directory Server project changed its name to 389 to give the project a distribution- and vendor-neutral name and encourage porting or running the software on other operating systems.[6]
Features
[edit]389 Directory server is a rfc4511 compliant server.[7] The project has a focus on ease of use, stability, correctness, and performance.[8]
Supported RFCs
[edit]This is a subset of the RFCs that 389 Directory Server supports.[9]
| RFC | Description |
|---|---|
| 1274 | COSINE and x.500 schema |
| 2222 | Simple Authentication and Security Layer |
| 2830 | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extension for Transport Layer Security (StartTLS) |
| 4527 | Read Entry Controls |
Non RFC Features
[edit]In addition to supported RFCS, 389 Directory Server supports a number of features unique to the project.[10]
| Name of feature | Description |
|---|---|
| MemberOf | MemberOf provides reverse group links from group members |
| Class of Service | Apply virtual attributes from a template to entries |
| Distributed Numeric Assignment | Automatically create uidNumber/gidNumber from server id allocations |
| Multimaster Replication | Allows multiple writeable masters to asynchronously replicate data |
| Autoscaling | The server automatically scales up and down based on hardware size |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Support 389-ds on FreeBSD 10.2". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "389 users mailing list - hpux usage". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Red Hat opens directory server code". Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ^ "389 Directory Server Wiki: "What parts are open source?"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "389 Directory Server Wiki: "Licensing"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "389 Directory Server name change?". Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ^ J. Sermersheim (June 2006). Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol. Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC4511. RFC 4511. Proposed Standard. Obsoletes RFC 3771, 2830 and 2251.
- ^ "The next year of Directory Server". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "389 Directory Server RFC support list". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "389 Directory Server Feature Designs". Retrieved 2017-04-07.