Messaging and Directory Server software used around the world in the Government, Military, Aviation and Commercial sectors.
Background
A typical government department needs to both operate independently and work with directories operated by government departments. Typical government uses for directories include:
- Support of white page services for email and general purpose use.
- Support of account information to control user access (including authenticatio and authorisation).
- Support of digital signature and public key infrastrucure (PKI).
Why Isode?
Isode's M-Vault family of directory products, which support both the LDAP and X.500 standards, has capabilities that address all of the key requirements for government directories.
Where do Isode's products fit into a solution?
In a typical government deployment, Isode's M-Vault would support:
- LDAP Access from email clients to support address lookup.
- LDAP Access from an application, to provide user authentication.
- Directory management using Isode's Enterprise Directory Management tool.
- Data management using Isode's Isode's Directory Data Management tool.
- Access to and management of data in M-Vault by a Certification Authority, such as Entrust.
- X.500 chaining using X.500 Directory System Protocol (DSP) to access data in a peer departmental X.500 capable directory.
- LDAP chaining to access data in a peer departmental LDAP directory.
- Data replication using X.500 Directory Information Shadowing Protocol (DISP)
What is the current state of the market?
Digital signature initiatives are important cross-departmental functions that rely on a directory infrastructure in order to support PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) projects. A good example of this, which makes use of the Isode directory, is the US eGov initiative, with security infrastructure supported by the Federal Bridge Certification Authority.
