Patent ID: 9219706
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, the method comprising: providing a directory server and a repository, the directory server operating with an application programming interface (API) and a wrapper, wherein the repository is a cache capable of receiving refreshed attributes from an external source, and wherein the external source comprises a lightweight directory application protocol (LDAP) provider; intercepting, by the wrapper, a request made from a client application intended for the directory server, wherein the wrapper integrates with the repository only when the request is made, and wherein following the making of the request, the client application interfaces with the wrapper instead of the repository; identifying by the wrapper a set of attribute values of an entry in the repository for responding to the request; determining by the wrapper, a location corresponding to the set of attribute values for responding to the request, wherein the determining the location comprises: retrieving the set of attributes values from the determined location and responding to the request; updating the repository by caching the set of attribute values in the repository and associating a refresh date with the set of attribute values as determined by the wrapper, in the case that the set of attribute values is retrieved from the external source.