OpenDS 2.0 is now available along with the supported version Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.0. OpenDS community manager and architect Ludovic Poitou, who is also a Sun senior software engineer, announced the release of the LDAPv3 compliant Directory Service that is written entirely in Java. Among the many enhancements and features are a graphical administration panel, an administration connector and support for binary transfers.

Poitou's new features list for this release, which is a promotion of OpenDS 2.0.0 Release Candidate 4 built with revision 5492, follows:

• A graphical control panel that enables basic server and data administration is available and replaces the OpenDS 1.0 status-panel

• An administration connector manages all administration related traffic to the server. By separating user operations and administration operations, the administration connector ensure a better quality of service and simplify logging and monitoring

• Connections can be secured and encrypted with SASL mechanisms

• Access Control mechanism has been enhanced to control access based on the level of security of the connection

• The ;binary transfer option is now supported

• Standard schema files related to Solaris and OpenSolaris LDAP naming services are provided by default

• Setup and tools provide an enhanced support for the JCEKS keystore and alternate security providers

• A new mode for Multi-Master Replication providing greater consistency and availability of data: Assured Replication

• Recurring tasks allow an administrator to schedule repeated tasks such as backups (Poitou details specific information on using this new feature in a separate blog entry, New in OpenDS 2.0: Recurrent and Scheduled Tasks)

• New extensible matching rules and indexing allowing comparing, ordering of data according to specific locales and languages

• Better monitoring information for the server and for Replication

• Full compliance with RFC 4518 and matching of UTF-8 in attributes with a DirectoryString syntax

• VLV indexes are now built during the Import

• Works with IBM JVM (Java 6 SR4 required)

• Works by default with JConsole and VisualVM when JMX Connection Handler is enabled

• Default settings and ergonomics have been improved reducing the need for tuning parts of the server

• Greatly improved performances and stability over time of those performances

• Resolved a possible security issue when Pre-ReadEntry, Post-ReadEntry and Assertion Controls were enabled

The advice from Poitou is to use the Java WebStart QuickSetup for installation or download OpenDS 2.0 as a Zip file. He also notes that a DSML-to-LDAP Gateway is available as a War file.

The supported version of OpenDS - Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.0 - can be obtained from the Sun Download Center.

"This is a major milestone for the OpenDS project, but there is more to come," Poitou promises with a link to the roadmap and an invite for all to participate.

More Information

OpenDS 2.0 is here ! - Poitou's blog entry

New in OpenDS 2.0: Recurrent and Scheduled Tasks - another blog entry by Poitou

OpenDS 2.0 Release Notes

OpenDS Version 2.0 Documentation Wiki

Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.0 Home Page [...read more...]

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