Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgements

Introduction

 Chapter 1: Introduction to LDAP

LDAP Overview

Information Model

Object Classes

Directory Schema

Naming Model

Functional Model

Security Model

LDAP Vendors

LDIF Format

Sample Application

Summary

 Chapter 2: Java Support for LDAP

LDAP Using JNDI

Connecting to LDAP

LDAP Operations

Closing Resources

Creating a New Entry

Updating an Entry

Removing an Entry

Searching Entries

JNDI Drawbacks

 Chapter 3: Introducing Spring LDAP

Motivation

Obtaining Spring LDAP

Spring LDAP Packaging

Downloading Spring LDAP Source

Installing Spring LDAP Using Maven

Installing Maven

Spring LDAP Archetypes

Setting Up Spring IDE

Creating Projects Using STS

LDAP Server Setup

Installing Apache Directory Studio

Loading Test Data

Spring LDAP Hello World

Spring ApplicationContext

Spring-Powered Search Client

Spring LdapTemplate Operations

Add Operation

Modify Operation

Deleting Operation

Summary

 Chapter 4: Testing LDAP Code

Unit Testing

Mock Testing

Integration Testing

JUnit

Testing Using Embedded LDAP Server

Setting Up Embedded ApacheDS

Creating Embedded Context Factory

Mocking LDAP Using EasyMock

Test Data Generation

Summary

 Chapter 5: Advanced Spring LDAP

JNDI Object Factories

Spring and Object Factories

DAO Implementation Using Object Factory

Implementing Finder Methods

Create Method

Update Method

Delete Method

Summary

 Chapter 6: Searching LDAP

LDAP Search Criteria

Base Parameter

Scope Parameter

Filter Parameter

Optional Parameters

Spring LDAP Filters

EqualsFilter

LikeFilter

PresentFilter

NotPresentFilter

Not Filter

GreaterThanOrEqualsFilter

LessThanOrEqualsFilter

AndFilter

OrFilter

HardcodedFilter

WhitespaceWildcardsFilter

Creating Custom Filters

Handling Special Characters

Summary

 Chapter 7: Sorting and Paging Results

LDAP Controls

Identifying Supported Controls

JNDI and Controls

Spring LDAP and Controls

Sort Control

Implementing Custom DirContextProcessor

Paged Search Controls

Summary

 Chapter 8: Object-Directory Mapping

Spring ODM Basics

ODM Metadata

ODM Service Class

Configuration Simplifications

Creating Custom Converter

Summary

 Chapter 9: LDAP Transactions

Transaction Basics

Local vs. Global Transactions

Programmatic vs. Declarative Transactions

Programmatically

Declaratively

Spring Transaction Abstraction

Declarative Transactions Using Spring

LDAP Transaction Support

Spring LDAP Transaction Support

Compensating Transactions

Summary

 Chapter 10: Odds and Ends

Authentication Using Spring LDAP

Handling Authentication Exceptions

Parsing LDIF Data

LDAP Connection Pooling

Built In Connection Pooling

Spring LDAP Connection Pooling

Pool Validation

Conclusion

Index