1.3. Open Directory
Open Directory is the network directory services implementation that is native to Mac OS X. Mac OS X Server leverages a number of open source products with a little bit of Apple's special sauce to form Open Directory. Open Directory provides client systems with a centralized location for accounts, passwords, mount points, and the like.
Like the FSMO (Flexible Single Master of Operation) roles in Active Directory, Open Directory is made up of a number of parts. Open Directory utilizes LDAPv3 to store data, Kerberos to provide single sign-on, Apple Password Server to securely store passwords, and SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) to provide authentication integration with other services.. Each of these components ...
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