NIS
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NIS (Network Information Service) is a client-server directory service protocol developed by Sun Microsystems to centrally manage and distribute system configuration data such as user and host information across Unix networks.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
client-server protocol
→
directory service protocol → network protocol → |
| abbreviation | NIS → |
| architecture | client-server → |
| commonAlternative |
Active Directory
→
Kerberos-based centralized authentication → LDAP → |
| configurationFileExample | /etc/yp.conf → |
| developer | Sun Microsystems → |
| formerName | Yellow Pages → |
| fullName |
NIS+
→
surface form: "Network Information Service"
|
| managesDataType |
group information
→
host information → network configuration data → user account information → |
| networkModelLayer | application layer → |
| operatingSystemDomain |
Unix
→
Unix-like operating systems → |
| primaryFunction |
centralized management of system configuration data
→
distribution of system configuration data → |
| relatedConcept |
/etc/nsswitch.conf
→
name service switch → |
| requiresComponent | NIS domain → |
| securityCharacteristic |
transmits data often unencrypted
→
weak authentication mechanisms → |
| serviceName |
ypbind
→
ypcat → ypserv → ypwhich → ypxfr → |
| status | legacy technology → |
| storesDataIn | NIS maps → |
| successor |
LDAP-based directory services
→
NIS+ → |
| transportProtocol |
Transmission Control Protocol
→
surface form: "TCP"
UDP → |
| typicalEnvironment |
Unix network
→
enterprise Unix infrastructure → |
| typicalPort |
111
→
834 → |
| typicalUseCase |
centralized group and netgroup management
→
centralized host naming information → centralized user authentication data distribution → |
| usesComponent |
NIS client
→
NIS map → NIS server → |
| usesService |
ONC RPC
→
gRPC →
surface form: "RPC"
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Solaris"