LDAP concepts for EIM

This information explains how to use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) with Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM).

EIM uses a LDAP server as a domain controller to store EIM data. Consequently, you should understand some LDAP concepts that relate to configuring and using EIM in your enterprise. For example, you can use an LDAP distinguished name as the user identity to configure EIM and to authenticate to the EIM domain controller.

To have a better understanding of configuring and using EIM, you should understand the following LDAP concepts:

• Distinguished name
  Use this information to learn about how you can use distinguished name (DN) with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
• Parent distinguished name
  View this information to learn about the distinguished name (DN) hierarchy.
• LDAP schema and other considerations for EIM
  Use this information to learn what is required for the directory server to function with Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM).