Virtual directory system for LDAP to SCIM proxy service

US10505941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

• Kanika Vats · Bengaluru, IN
• Vinoth Janakiraman · Bengaluru, IN
• Manohari Neelakanteshwar · Kanchinakote, IN
• Rajesh Purushothaman · Fremont, US
• Loganathan Ramasamy · Bengaluru, IN
• Anand Murugesan · Bengaluru, IN
• Hari Sastry · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L41/22
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing an on-premises virtual directory system for an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) to SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) proxy service is provided. The method includes providing an LDAP Directory Information Tree (DIT) including LDAP DIT entries, providing a SCIM directory including SCIM resource entries, migrating the LDAP DIT entries to the SCIM directory, creating a virtual LDAP hierarchy based on LDAP DIT hierarchical information stored in the SCIM directory, and displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for a directory services application that includes a data tree pane that depicts the virtual LDAP hierarchy. Creating the virtual LDAP hierarchy includes storing the LDAP DIT hierarchical information in the SCIM directory by mapping LDAP containers to SCIM user or SCIM group attributes, mapping LDAP containers to special marker SCIM groups, mapping LDAP user DNs to SCIM user externalIDs, or mapping LDAP group DNs to SCIM group externalIDs.