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<h2 id="abstract">Abstract</h2>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="n">Directory</span> <span class="n">technology</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">an</span> <span class="n">indivisible</span> <span class="n">cornerstone</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">computing</span> <span class="n">science</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">specifically</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">essential</span> <span class="n">in</span>
-<span class="n">several</span> <span class="n">industries</span> <span class="n">however</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">severely</span> <span class="n">underutilized</span><span class="o">.</span>
+<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="n">Directory</span> <span class="n">technology</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">an</span> <span class="n">indivisible</span> <span class="n">cornerstone</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">computing</span> <span class="n">science</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">specifically</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">essential</span> <span class="n">in</span>
+<span class="n">several</span> <span class="n">industries</span> <span class="n">however</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">severely</span> <span class="n">underutilized</span><span class="p">.</span>
-<span class="n">One</span> <span class="n">would</span> <span class="n">expect</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">demand</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">increase</span> <span class="n">as</span> <span class="n">infrastructures</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Internet</span> <span class="n">grow</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">with</span> <span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">boundaries</span><span class="p">,</span>
-<span class="n">nodes</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">services</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">users</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">ways</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">doing</span> <span class="n">business</span> <span class="n">emerging</span> <span class="n">rapidly</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">Directories</span> <span class="n">inherently</span> <span class="n">solve</span> <span class="n">integration</span>
-<span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">yet</span> <span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">appear</span> <span class="k">while</span> <span class="n">complexities</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">existing</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">are</span> <span class="n">compounded</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">We</span><span class="err">'</span><span class="n">re</span> <span class="ow">not</span>
-<span class="n">witnessing</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">proportional</span> <span class="n">increase</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">adoption</span> <span class="n">rate</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="n">namely</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">This</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">a</span>
-<span class="n">coincidence</span><span class="o">.</span>
-
-<span class="n">It</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">result</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">lack</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">several</span> <span class="n">factors:</span> <span class="n">tooling</span> <span class="n">support</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">courses</span> <span class="n">on</span> <span class="n">directory</span> <span class="n">technology</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">academia</span><span class="p">,</span>
-<span class="n">qualified</span> <span class="n">domain</span> <span class="n">experts</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">rich</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">constructs</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">More</span> <span class="n">specifically</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">information</span> <span class="n">architects</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">key</span>
-<span class="n">decision</span> <span class="n">makers</span> <span class="n">incorrectly</span> <span class="n">choose</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">apply</span> <span class="n">ad</span> <span class="n">hoc</span> <span class="n">solutions</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">rather</span> <span class="n">than</span> <span class="n">opting</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">using</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="o">.</span>
+<span class="n">One</span> <span class="n">would</span> <span class="n">expect</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">demand</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">increase</span> <span class="n">as</span> <span class="n">infrastructures</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Internet</span> <span class="n">grow</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">with</span> <span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">boundaries</span><span class="p">,</span>
+<span class="n">nodes</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">services</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">users</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">ways</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">doing</span> <span class="n">business</span> <span class="n">emerging</span> <span class="n">rapidly</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">Directories</span> <span class="n">inherently</span> <span class="n">solve</span> <span class="n">integration</span>
+<span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">yet</span> <span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">appear</span> <span class="k">while</span> <span class="n">complexities</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">existing</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">are</span> <span class="n">compounded</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">We</span><span class="o">'</span><span class="n">re</span> <span class="n">not</span>
+<span class="n">witnessing</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">proportional</span> <span class="n">increase</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">adoption</span> <span class="n">rate</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="n">namely</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">This</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">not</span> <span class="n">a</span>
+<span class="n">coincidence</span><span class="p">.</span>
+
+<span class="n">It</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">result</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">lack</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">several</span> <span class="n">factors</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">tooling</span> <span class="n">support</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">courses</span> <span class="n">on</span> <span class="n">directory</span> <span class="n">technology</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">academia</span><span class="p">,</span>
+<span class="n">qualified</span> <span class="n">domain</span> <span class="n">experts</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">rich</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">constructs</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">More</span> <span class="n">specifically</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">information</span> <span class="n">architects</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">key</span>
+<span class="n">decision</span> <span class="n">makers</span> <span class="n">incorrectly</span> <span class="n">choose</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">apply</span> <span class="n">ad</span> <span class="n">hoc</span> <span class="n">solutions</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">rather</span> <span class="n">than</span> <span class="n">opting</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">using</span> <span class="n">directories</span><span class="p">.</span>
-<span class="n">If</span> <span class="n">these</span> <span class="n">limitations</span> <span class="n">are</span> <span class="n">removed</span> <span class="k">then</span> <span class="n">there</span> <span class="n">would</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">greater</span> <span class="n">comfort</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">flexibility</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">adoption</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">could</span> <span class="k">do</span>
-<span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">than</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">does</span> <span class="n">today</span> <span class="n">namely</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">area</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">provisioning</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">workflow</span><span class="o">.</span>
+<span class="n">If</span> <span class="n">these</span> <span class="n">limitations</span> <span class="n">are</span> <span class="n">removed</span> <span class="n">then</span> <span class="n">there</span> <span class="n">would</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">greater</span> <span class="n">comfort</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">flexibility</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">adoption</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">could</span> <span class="n">do</span>
+<span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">than</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">does</span> <span class="n">today</span> <span class="n">namely</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">area</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">provisioning</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">workflow</span><span class="p">.</span>
<span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">could</span> <span class="n">potentially</span> <span class="n">experience</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">Renaissance</span> <span class="n">with</span> <span class="n">renewed</span> <span class="n">interest</span> <span class="n">due</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">increased</span> <span class="n">demand</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">solve</span> <span class="n">the</span>
-<span class="n">classical</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">was</span> <span class="n">designed</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">beyond</span><span class="o">.</span>
+<span class="n">classical</span> <span class="n">integration</span> <span class="n">problems</span> <span class="n">it</span> <span class="n">was</span> <span class="n">designed</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">beyond</span><span class="p">.</span>
-<span class="n">We</span> <span class="n">discuss</span> <span class="n">these</span> <span class="n">limitations</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">proposed</span> <span class="n">means</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">remove</span> <span class="n">them</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">all</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">an</span> <span class="n">effort</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">express</span> <span class="k">our</span> <span class="n">vision</span>
-<span class="n">at</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Apache</span> <span class="n">Directory</span> <span class="n">Project</span><span class="o">.</span> <span class="n">Our</span> <span class="n">aim</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">clear</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="n">we</span> <span class="n">intend</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">influence</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">incite</span> <span class="n">other</span> <span class="n">directory</span>
-<span class="n">implementers</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">projects</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span class="k">our</span> <span class="n">example</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">trigger</span> <span class="n">what</span> <span class="n">we</span> <span class="n">envision</span> <span class="n">as</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Modern</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">Renaissance</span><span class="o">.</span>
+<span class="n">We</span> <span class="n">discuss</span> <span class="n">these</span> <span class="n">limitations</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">proposed</span> <span class="n">means</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">remove</span> <span class="n">them</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">all</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span class="n">an</span> <span class="n">effort</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">express</span> <span class="n">our</span> <span class="n">vision</span>
+<span class="n">at</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Apache</span> <span class="n">Directory</span> <span class="n">Project</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="n">Our</span> <span class="n">aim</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">clear</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="n">we</span> <span class="n">intend</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">influence</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">incite</span> <span class="n">other</span> <span class="n">directory</span>
+<span class="n">implementers</span> <span class="n">and</span> <span class="n">projects</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span class="n">our</span> <span class="n">example</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">trigger</span> <span class="n">what</span> <span class="n">we</span> <span class="n">envision</span> <span class="n">as</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">Modern</span> <span class="n">LDAP</span> <span class="n">Renaissance</span><span class="p">.</span>
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