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5.4.1. Inventory and topology
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This Ldap.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 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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