Overview#

Virtual Directory is a type of network daemon or device that communicates with clients using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol but obtains the underlying data from a combination of different sources.

Virtual Directory may have a number of different capabilities, including:

• Providing an LDAP frontend to a different repository, like a relational database or a flat file.
• Providing a mechanism to merge data from multiple repositories

Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) may be the best know but there are others.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Best Practices for LDAP Security
• Glossary Of LDAP And Directory Terminology