Use Apache Geronimo and Ajax to build a directory, Part 2: Querying the LDAP server

Level: Intermediate

Matthew Jording (kingrabbit@gmail.com), Freelance writer, Sensis Corporation

13 Jun 2006

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Now that you've imported hypothetical personal information into the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server in Part 1 of this series, you're ready to complete the configuration of Apache Geronimo's built-in Apache Directory LDAP server using the LDAP Tools for Eclipse. In this final installment, you'll query the LDAP server and update the Web page using Ajax. You'll also get familiar with some of the techniques to build LDAP-centric applications using the toolsets available in the Java™ platform and Ajax.

Objectives

• Learn to develop a Web application using LDAP as a basis for security and for a central information depot.
  
  
• Understand techniques used to build LDAP-centric applications using Java platform toolsets and Ajax.
  
  
• Learn to use tools like Eclipse LDAP Tools and the DWR libraries to create security systems that are functional, easy to manage, and user friendly.
  

Prerequisites

This series assumes that you have some expertise as a Java EE Web developer and comfort with system administration tasks, such as setting environment variables and server installation. Familiarity with the Eclipse IDE is also helpful.

System requirements

To complete this tutorial, you need to download several tools:

• Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) 5.0 Java Development Kit, Version 5
• Eclipse IDE
• LDAP Tools for Eclipse
• Apache Geronimo

Duration

Under 2 hours

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