Installation

This guide shows you how to install and remove Directory Services software.

Evaluate DS

Try DS software.

DS for CTS

Store AM CTS tokens.

DS for Identities

Store AM identities.

DS as IDM Repo

Store IDM data.

Setup Hints

Review setup options.

DS Proxy

Install an LDAP proxy.

Component	Description
Directory Server and Tools	Pure Java, high-performance server that can be configured as: An LDAPv3 directory server with the additional capability to serve directory data to REST applications over HTTP. An LDAPv3 directory proxy server providing a single point of access to underlying directory servers. A replication server handling replication traffic with directory servers and with other replication servers, receiving, sending, and storing changes to directory data. Server distributions include command-line tools for installing, configuring, and managing servers. The tools make it possible to script all operations.
DSML Gateway (deprecated)	DSML support is available through the gateway, which is a Java web application that you install in a web container.
REST to LDAP Gateway	In addition to the native server support for REST over HTTP, the REST to LDAP gateway is a Java web application that lets you configure REST access to any LDAPv3 directory server.
Java APIs	Java server-side APIs for server plugins that extend directory services. All Java APIs have interface stability: Evolving. Be prepared for incompatible changes in both major and minor releases.

Component

Description

Directory Server and Tools

Pure Java, high-performance server that can be configured as:

An LDAPv3 directory server with the additional capability to serve directory data to REST applications over HTTP.
An LDAPv3 directory proxy server providing a single point of access to underlying directory servers.
A replication server handling replication traffic with directory servers and with other replication servers, receiving, sending, and storing changes to directory data.

Server distributions include command-line tools for installing, configuring, and managing servers. The tools make it possible to script all operations.

DSML Gateway (deprecated)

DSML support is available through the gateway, which is a Java web application that you install in a web container.

REST to LDAP Gateway

In addition to the native server support for REST over HTTP, the REST to LDAP gateway is a Java web application that lets you configure REST access to any LDAPv3 directory server.

Java APIs

Java server-side APIs for server plugins that extend directory services.

All Java APIs have interface stability: Evolving. Be prepared for incompatible changes in both major and minor releases.

Read the Release notes before installing DS software.

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The common REST API provides ForgeRock Identity Platform software common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.