JNDI is the Java Naming and Directory Interface.It provides a generic API for accessing a variety of differentnaming services and directory services, regardless of differencesin actual implementation. Of particular interest, JNDI providesa mechanism to access LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)directories from Java.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
Chapter 9, JNDI in:
Farley, J., et al. Java Enterprise in a Nutshell 3rd ed.. O'Reilly Nov 2005. ISBN 0-596-10142-2
Week 1, Day 3 in:
Bond, M., et al. Teach Yourself J2EE in 21 Days. 2nd ed. Sams Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-672-32558-6.
Chapters 19, 20 in: Perrone, Paul J. and Chaganti, Venkata S.R.K.R. Building Java Enterprise Systems with J2EE. Sams Publishing, 2000. Paperback edition - 1500 pages book & CD-ROM. ISBN 0672317958. (June 7, 2000 edition)
Sun Microsystems. Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI). [Internet]
LDAP Standards (on http://www.ietf.org)
LDAP tutorials
(sg24-4986)
LDAP tools