Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

For a few years now we've been using Oracle's LDAP (OID) product
for authentication.  It supports Oracle's own Single Sign-On
product as well as a growing list of applications that directly
use it for authentication.

Because of some new applications, we are just now starting to see
a need for implementing groups in our LDAP and anticipate that
this need could quickly explode.  So we are at the very beginning
of planning how to deploy groups in our LDAP.  Our first
tentative step will be to try using Oracle's 'dynamic' group
feature to create role groups based on role data we already have
stored in the LDAP account entries as a custom attribute.  It's a
baby step.

While I would like to see us adopt Grouper, as verses an Oracle
solution, we're still a ways away from that decision point.  In
the meantime I have what I hope is a simple question.  Does
Grouper require or suggest a particular LDAP structure and/or
group naming convention?  I want to make sure we don't paint
ourselves into a corner early on, so we can keep our options open
for as long as possible.

Also, if anybody has a group naming convention that they are
particularly proud of, I'd love to hear all about it!  :-)

                                                    ...BC

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