LDAP is the standard protocol for storing and accessing identity information. OpenLDAP is a high-performance, hugely scalable implementation of this important standard that you can install on your (Linux based) server or laptop in about 3 minutes. Whether you need to provide access control for a large organisation or store the contact details for a couple of million close, personal friends, OpenLDAP can help.

In this introductory talk, Ritchie will show you how to configure OpenLDAP on Linux and talk about where it fits with other identity management technologies.

Ritchie is a developer and systems integrator. He is also the author of the RubySync provisioning system.