* OctetString donates SQL Directory Browser to OpenLDAP
Clayton Donley and OctetString have been getting second billing in this space the last couple of weeks (with Thor Technology’s Alberto Yépez getting the star treatment), but before moving on to other topics I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out one of the good, selfless acts that OctetString completed recently.
Back in the fall of 2002, I told you (https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/dir/2002/01596972.html) that the Schaumburg, Ill., company had released as open source (actually donating it to the OpenLDAP project at http://www.openldap.org) a Java Database Connector (JDBC) bridge to any standard LDAP-enabled directory. This allows directory data to move back and forth between SQL databases and LDAP directories, quickly and efficiently. I applauded the move at the time, and rightfully so. This allowed many Java-knowledgeable database coders to quickly involve identity information in their services and applications.
OctetString didn’t rest on those laurels, though. It has now released (and, likewise, donated to OpenLDAP) a SQL Directory Browser for LDAP-enabled directories. This gives ready access to LDAP directory information to “DBAs [Database Administrators], application developers and others who are enhancing applications from using just database JDBC (SQL) code to include support for improved identity management leverage using LDAP. The SQL Directory Browser makes the JDBC-LDAP Bridge very accessible, very flexible and very easy to use,” according to Donley.
The SQL Directory Browser allows administrators and developers to:
* Search and update LDAP directories using SQL statements.
* Browse multiple directories using tabs.
* Connect to directories via SSL 4.
* Export search results to LDIF.
* View search results in either a table or tree.
* Save server connection information for multiple uses.
The tool and documentation are available at https://www.octetstring.com/products/BridgeDriver.php for a free download. Get a copy for your database programmers and administrators and show them how easy it is to incorporate identity information into their applications.
