Chapter 1, Gateway Features 1
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Chapter 1Gateway Features
This chapter describes the gateway features introduced with release 4.0 of the
Directory Server. Topics include:
• What Is a Gateway?
• HTTP Server Requirements for Gateways
• Gateways Installed with Directory Server 4.0
• Non-Anonymous Searching
• Compatibility with Existing Gateways
• Automatic Updates to Directory Configuration
What Is a Gateway?
A gateway is an HTTP-to-LDAP client that lives on an HTTP server. Using
special directives embedded in HTML files, a gateway allows users to access
user directory data using any kind of web browser.
A gateway can be used to perform directory lookup, or to authenticate to the
directory and complete a database administration task, without logging in to
Netscape Console.
