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Apache Directory
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<p>Apache Directory is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> project of the <a href="/facts/Apache_Software_Foundation/Xl9Tt9lE">Apache Software Foundation</a>. The Apache Directory Server, originally written by Alex Karasulu, is an embeddable <a href="/facts/Directory_server/6fsVdntu">directory server</a> entirely written in <a href="/facts/Java_/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>. It was certified <a href="/facts/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol/KgpfD8nR">LDAPv</a>3-compatible by <a href="/facts/The_Open_Group/uRoDdEae">The Open Group</a> in 2006. Besides LDAP, the server supports other protocols as well. </p><p>There exist these subprojects: </p> <ul><li>Apache Directory Studio - an LDAP browser/editor for data, schema, <a href="/facts/LDAP_Data_Interchange_Format/b9JvFb5X">LDIF</a>, and <a href="/facts/Directory_Service_Markup_Language/x4uzqPsT">DSML</a> written in an <a href="/facts/Eclipse_(software)/YoqHVjas">Eclipse</a>-based framework.</li> <li>Apache SCIMple - an implementation of <a href="/facts/System_for_Cross-domain_Identity_Management/J6JWbucC">SCIM</a> v2.0 specification.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Apache_Fortress/9GaBNvM4">Apache Fortress</a> - a standards-based <a href="/facts/Authorization/FYFAkCH2">authorization</a> system.</li> <li>Apache Kerby - a Kerberos implementation written in Java.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Apache_LDAP_API/h0EYGVFD">Apache LDAP API</a> - an SDK for directory access in Java.</li> <li>Apache Mavibot - a Multi Version Concurrency Control (<a href="/facts/Multiversion_concurrency_control/bktUeU82">MVCC</a>) <a href="/facts/B-tree/IHE2l8GR">BTree</a> in Java.</li></ul>