osixia/container-openldap
Container Openldap
This project is a containerized deployment of an OpenLDAP server, providing a lightweight directory access protocol service for storing and retrieving organizational data and user credentials. It functions as a directory server for identity management and user authentication across network services.
The service supports the creation of LDAP replication clusters to maintain data consistency across multiple hosts for high availability. It includes capabilities for secure connectivity through TLS encryption and certificate management to protect sensitive directory data during transmission.
Additional capabilities cover database administration, including data seeding via standard exchange format files, persistent storage through volume mapping, and automated backup and restore processes. The system also provides tools for managing directory entries via a command line interface and configuring server settings through environment variables.
Features
- LDAP Server Deployments - Provides a containerized deployment of an OpenLDAP server for managing organizational users and groups.
- LDAP Services - Provides a containerized directory service for managing user accounts and permissions via LDAP.
- Data Replication - Synchronizes data across distributed database nodes to improve high availability and traffic distribution.
- Cluster-Wide Data Synchronizers - Synchronizes directory entries across all cluster members to ensure local access and recovery.
- Multi-Master Replication - Implements a replication architecture where multiple nodes can serve both read and write requests.
- LDAP Server Docker Images - Provides a ready-to-run Docker image for deploying an OpenLDAP server.
- Directory Connection Security - Enforces encrypted communication with the directory service using TLS encryption and certificate management.
- Directory Replication Tools - Includes tools for synchronizing directory data across multiple hosts to maintain a consistent cluster.
- Database Administration - Provides automated backup and restore processes along with LDIF-based data seeding for the directory database.
- Data Persistence - Ensures directory data persists across system restarts by mapping database files to external volumes.
- Database Backup and Restore - Implements automated systems for creating and restoring directory data backups to prevent data loss.
- Database Seeding via Import - Initializes the directory structure by importing standard LDIF exchange format files during boot.
- Persistent Volume Mapping - Mounts host storage into the container to ensure database and configuration persistence.
- Externalized Credential Loaders - Loads sensitive passwords from external files to prevent exposure in environment variables.
- Directory Management - Provides command line tools for creating, removing, and editing entries within the directory hierarchy.
- Directory Replication - Supports the creation of LDAP replication clusters to maintain data consistency across multiple hosts.
- Security and Access Control - Enforces TLS encryption and strict policies to reject unencrypted client access to the directory.
- TLS Traffic Encryption - Secures network traffic between clients and the directory server using SSL/TLS encryption.
- Environment Variable-Based Configuration - Configures server settings and administrator credentials using external environment variables.
