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Building a Secured Corporate Web Application Infrastructure
May 2003
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Novell DirXML

DirXML enables universal data integration, based on business policies, between applications, data stores, network platforms, and across technical and organizational boundaries and makes the Net work, together - as One Net.

DirXML lets an application (such as Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange, or Active Directory) do the following:

  • Share data with eDirectory

  • Synchronize shared data to eDirectory when it is modified in the application database

  • Synchronize shared data to the application data store when it is modified in eDirectory

Concept

DirXML accomplishes the following tasks:

  • Uses eDirectory events to capture changes in the eDirectory data store.

  • Centralizes or distributes data management by acting as a hub to pull all the data together.

  • Exposes directory data in XML format, allowing it to be used and shared by XML applications or applications integrated through DirXML.

  • Controls the flow of data using specific filters that govern data elements defined in the system.

  • Enforces authoritative data sources by using permissions and filters.

  • Applies rules to directory data that is in an XML format. These rules govern the interpretation and transformation of the data as changes flow through DirXML.

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