Netscape Directory Server 4.0 Administrator's Guide Netscape Directory Server 4.0 Administrator's Guide Previous Contents Index Glossary access control list. Access control list. Netscape's mechanism for controlling access to your directory. Holds descriptive information about an entry.
Attributes have a label and a value.
Each attribute also follows a standard syntax for the type of information that can be stored as the attribute value. A list of required and optional attributes for a given entry type or object class. Process of proving the identity of the client user to the Directory Server. Users must provide a bind DN and the corresponding password in order to be granted access to the directory. The Directory Server allows the user to perform functions or access files and directories based on the permissions granted to that user by the directory administrator.