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global directory service (X.500) (GDS)

The Global Directory Service (GDS) is a higher- level component in a directory hierarchy. The GDS service is described in X.500 and interconnects numerous directory services in large organizations. These contain the important information about network services, applications, files, connected network components and their users.

Uniform directory services are very important because they form a consistent system with which the resources mentioned are described, located and managed. If the directory services are inconsistent, this means that the end user has to use different accounts and passwords to log into the systems and he has to know the exact location of the system within the network.

As for the administrator, he needs to know how to manage each directory service and will inevitably have to perform many operations multiple times.

Therefore, there are many requirements for global directory services to operate efficiently and satisfactorily in enterprises. These requirements include, for example, centralized management with which the administrator can centrally manage all enterprise resources. The end user must be able to log in anywhere with one access authorization. Business managers must be able to react quickly and flexibly to changes with such a system, and ultimately it must be standard-compliant.

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Englisch: global directory service (X.500) - GDS
Updated at: 25.09.2008
#Words: 196
Links: global data synchronization (GDS), level, directory (DIR), hierarchy, service
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