Oracle America, Inc.

Unboundid, Corp.

Andrew Coulbeck

Philip Cannata

Trevor D Thompson

Michael Patrick Dugan

David Michael Ely

James Synder

James Snyder

In a directory service, a sync request requesting changes to a dataset is received from a sync client, the sync request comprising a token, and sync requests containing tokens are sent to first and second directory servers. Changes are returned by the directory servers with tokens, and the changes are returned to the sync client with a unified token. In embodiments, the changes returned to the sync client are new to the sync client. Also disclosed is a method where a request for new changes to a dataset is received from a sync client, the request including a token, and a response that contains a token and changes that are new to the sync client is returned.

Method, System and apparatus for synchronizing changes in a directory service

Disclosed are methods of synchronizing changes in a directory service, comprising receiving a sync request comprising a token from a sync client and returning a response to the sync client comprising a token and changes. Embodiments include collecting and returning changes that are new to the sync client, collecting and returning changes from first and second directory servers, and returning a unified token. The changes may include changes to a dataset that is partitioned over first and second directory servers, and the partitioning may include entry-balancing. Also disclosed are embodiments of a directory service comprising first and second directory servers, each comprising a change set with changes, and a proxy server configured to collect and send changes in the change sets that are new to a sync client, and proxy server and a directory server for use in synchronizing changes in a directory service.

Method, system and apparatus for synchronizing changes in a directory service

A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing Global Account Lockout (GAL) using an Ordered Messaging Service (OMS) is presented. A database operation is received from a client, and a determination made regarding whether the operation contains an authentication mechanism. When the operation does not contain an authentication mechanism, then the operation is returned from. When the operation does contain an authentication mechanism, then the following steps are performed: locating the entry and checking its authentication mechanism, determining whether the authentication mechanism in the operation is good, sending a bind message to a GAL manager, checking and updating GAL state, committing updates to GAL state, and returning operation to the client.

Global account lockout (GAL) and expiration using an ordered message service (OMS)

A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing Global Account Lockout (GAL) using an Ordered Messaging Service (OMS) is presented. A database operation is received from a client, and a determination made regarding whether the operation contains an authentication mechanism. When the operation does not contain an authentication mechanism then the operation is returned from. When the operation does contain an authentication mechanism then the following steps are performed: locating the entry and checking its authentication mechanism, determining whether the authentication mechanism in the operation is good, sending a bind message to a GAL manager, checking and updating GAL state, committing updates to GAL state, and returning operation to the client.

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Andrew Coulbeck