The SAS implementation of directory services is based on LDAP Version
2. Integration Technologies versions 8.2 and 9 include support for
UTF-8 character encoding, which means that you can use either an LDAP
Version 2 or LDAP Version 3 server.
Integration Technologies software
includes two facilities that can be used to add, modify, delete, and
search entries in an LDAP server:
The LDAP CALL Routine
Interface and the LDAP SCL Interface are application facilities that
enable you to use an enterprise directory server from within a SAS
application environment.
These facilities interact
with a directory server using either LDAP Version 2 or Version 3.
SAS Integration Technologies supports the following directory servers
that have been tested for use with the product:
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IBM eNetwork LDAP Directory Server
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Microsoft Active Directory.
Active Directory is
the Microsoft implementation of directory services that runs on Windows
2000 Server platforms. While more than a generic LDAP server, it does
support an LDAP interface through the Active Directory Service Interface
(ADSI).
While commercial enterprise directory servers are currently
recommended, SAS Institute acknowledges the LDAP open-source initiative.
SAS makes executables of the OpenLDAP slapd server generally available
across a variety of platforms. If your site has not yet implemented
an LDAP-enabled directory, contact your SAS account representative
for deployment options.