Hi Donnie,

Am 13.10.2012 14:56, schrieb Donald A. Tevault:
> I would say that understanding LDAP is definitely useful for 
> understanding security.  As someone else already mentioned, LDAP 
> directories are used to store sensitive information that must be 
> safeguarded.  Understanding how to set up LDAP security also involves 
> PAM and Access Control Lists.  How would you put these topics into a 
> security course if the students don't first how to implement them in LDAP?

You can use other user databases. E.g. mysql, postgresql, or you can use
plain samba without ldap.

If I was to explain PAM, i'd prefer to start with something simpler than ldap.

Ingo
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