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What do OpenDJ and McDonald’s Have in Common?

The OpenDJ directory server is highly scalable and can process all sorts of requests from different types of clients over various protocols. The following diagram provides an..

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The Dimishing Non-Digital World (or How to get Outed by a Photo Booth)

I recently attended a high school reunion where a major draw involved the use of a photo booth. You remember photo booths, right? Kiosks where one or more people hide behind a..

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The OpenDJ Architecture

An understanding of the components that make up the OpenDJ Architecture is useful for administering, configuring, or troubleshooting the OpenDJ server.

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A New Generation of Indentured Servitude

Your digital identity is comprised of information that you volunteer about yourself and information that is observed about you as you simply participate in life. You can..

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Unlocking the Mystery behind the OpenDJ User Database

One question that arises time and time again pertains to the manner in which OpenDJ stores it entry data and how this differs from the Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition..

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How Well Do Your Vendors Really Know You?

How well do our vendors know us? I mean, how well do they really know us? And how much do they care?

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The Most Complete History of Directory Services You Will Ever Find

I started working with Directory Servers back in 1997 when Netscape was but a fledging company. Over the past 15 years a lot has changed. Companies have come and gone and code has..

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Trust in Me

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The Road Back to Eden

We oftentimes view new technologies as providing us with the path back to Eden – that which returns us to leisure and care free living. Yet with each new technological..

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Facebook Photo Hack Bypasses Privacy Settings

Do you use Facebook? Since over 700 million people do, the odds are pretty high that you fall in this category. Are you concerned with your privacy and want control over who sees..

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Disjointed Identity

Having my identity located in so many different databases is like wearing multiple watches

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