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5.4.1.      Inventory and topology

Wiki MarkupLdap.mit.edu is implemented on OpenLDAP version \[XXX\]. Two servers with the same data reside behind an F5 switch. This configuration provides for fail over and load balancing. The individual servers should not be queried directly except for when testing for consistency or other troubleshooting. The host names of the individual servers are subject to change without notice. The current hostnames are edu is implemented on OpenLDAP version [XXX]. Two servers with the same data reside behind an F5 switch. This configuration provides for fail over and load balancing. The individual servers should not be queried directly except for when testing for consistency or other troubleshooting. The host names of the individual servers are subject to change without notice. The current hostnames are w92-130-ldap-1 and w92-130-ldap-2. They are currently Dell 2850s.

5.4.2.      History

The service was introduced shortly after the introduction of TechTime, about the same time as the NIST OID (for support of TechTime). The primary usage over the past few years has been as an address book for email clients. Since the formation of ISDA there has been a growing interest in using LDAP as a way to look up group memberships to perform authorization decisions.

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  • Looking up email addresses of people from various email clients including Outlook, Apple Mail, and Thunderbird
  • The ability to look up Moira group memberships for Moira lists that are of type visible. Type visible within Moira indictes that non-members may view the membership.
  • Wiki MarkupUsed to provide SIP.edu functionality with OpenSER for MIT VoIP pilot and MIT Personal SIP service \ [?\]
  • Used by the core MIT Touchstone Shibboleth IdP to generate Shibboleth attribute assertions.

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