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Network	Working	Group						 R. Lang
Request	for Comments: 1292			       SRI International
FYI: 11							       R. Wright
					    Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
								 Editors
							    January 1992


	     A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations

Status of this Memo

   This	memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard.  Distribution of this memo	is
   unlimited.

Abstract

   The goal of this document is	to provide information regarding the
   availability	and capability of implementations of X.500.  Comments
   and critiques of this document, and new or updated descriptions of
   X.500 implementations are welcome.  Send them to the	Directory
   Information Services	Infrastructure (DISI) Working Group
   ([e-mail]) or to the editors.

1.  Introduction

   This	document catalogs currently available implementations of X.500,
   including commercial	products and openly available offerings.  It
   contains descriptions of Directory System Agents (DSA), Directory
   User	Agents (DUA), and DUA client applications.  The	latter can
   include such	applications as	browsers, DSA management tools,	or
   lightweight DUAs that employ	an application-level protocol to
   communicate with a DUA (which then in turn communicates with	a DSA)
   to support user service.  Section 2 of this document	contains a
   listing of implementations cross referenced by keyword.  This list
   will	aid in identifying particular implementations that meet	your
   criteria.

   To compile this catalog, the	DISI Working Group solicited input from
   the X.500 community by surveying several Internet mailing lists,
   including: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
   and [e-mail].








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   Readers are encouraged to submit comments regarding both the	form and
   content  of	this  memo.  New submissions are always	welcome.  Please
   direct input	to the parties as described in the Status of  this  Memo
   section.  DISI will produce new versions of this document when a suf-
   ficient number of changes have been received.  This	will  be  deter-
   mined subjectively by the DISI chairperson.

1.1  Purpose

   The growth of existing X.500	pilot activities (e.g.,	White Pages
   Pilot Project) and the advent of new	pilots (e.g., ARRNet Directory
   Services Project, NIST/GSA Pilot Project) are signals that X.500 is a
   viable directory service mechanism for the Internet community.  A
   goal	of DISI	is to enable the continued growth of X.500 by lowering
   the lack-of-information barrier.  This document takes one step toward
   that	goal by	providing an easily accessible source of information on
   X.500 implementations.

1.2  Scope

   This	document contains descriptions of either commercially or freely
   available X.500 implementations.  It	does not provide instructions on
   how to install, run,	or manage these	implementations.  Because the
   needs and computing environments of each organization differ	vastly,
   no recommendations are given.  The descriptions and indices are
   provided to make the	readers	aware of existing options and to enable
   more	informed choices.

1.3 Disclaimer

   Implementation descriptions were written by implementors and	vendors,
   and not by the members of DISI.  Although DISI has worked with the
   description authors to ensure readability, no guarantees can	be made
   regarding the validity of descriptions or the value of said
   implementations.  Caveat emptor.

1.4  Overview

   Section 1 contains introductory information.

   Section 2 contains a	list of	keywords, their	definitions, and a cross
   reference of	the X.500 implementations by these keywords.

   Section 3 contains the X.500	implementation descriptions.

   Section 4 lists the editors'	addresses.





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1.5  Acknowledgments

   The creation	of this	catalog	would not have been possible without the
   efforts of the description authors and the members of the DISI
   Working Group.  The editors thank you for your hard work and
   constructive	feedback.  A special thanks is also extended to	the
   members of the NOCTools Working Group.  The "Network	Management Tool
   Catalog" (RFC-1147) served as a valuable example.  Bob Stine	and Bob
   Enger made key suggestions that enabled us to learn from their
   experiences.

   The efforts of the editors were sponsored by	Defense	Advanced
   Research Projects Agency Contract Number DACA76-89-D-0002 (Field
   Operational X.500 Project), and U. S. Department of Energy Contract
   Number DE-AC03-76SF00098.

2.  Keywords

   Keywords are	abbreviated attributes of the X.500 implementations.
   The list of keywords	defined	below was derived from the
   implementation descriptions themselves.  Implementations were indexed
   by a	keyword	either as a result of: 1) explicit, not	implied,
   reference to	a particular capability	in the implementation
   description text, or	2) input from the implementation description
   author(s).

2.1  Keyword Definitions

   This	section	contains keyword definitions.  They have been organized
   and grouped by functional category.	The definitions	are ordered
   first alphabetically	by keyword category, and second	alphabetically
   by implementation name within keyword category.


2.1.1  Availability


   Available via FTAM
	Implementation is available using FTAM.

   Available via FTP
	Implementation is available using FTP.

   Commercially	Available
	This implementation can	be purchased.

   Free
	Available at no	charge,	although other restrictions may	apply.



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   Potentially Unavailable
	Implementation was not available at the	time this document was
	written.

   Source
	Source code is available, potentially at an additional cost.


2.1.2  Implementation Type


   API
	Implementation comes with an application programmer's interface
	(i.e., a set of	libraries and include files).

   DSA Only
	Implementation consists	of a DSA only.	No DUA is included.

   DSA/DUA
	Both a DSA and DUA are included	in this	implementation.

   DUA Light Weight Client
	Implementation is a DUA-like program that uses a non-OSI proto-
	col to satisfy X.500 requests.

   DUA Only
	Implementation consists	of a DUA only.	No DSA is included.


2.1.3  Internetworking Environment


   CLNP
	Implementation uses OSI	CLNP.

   OSI Transport
	Implementation description specifies that OSI transport	proto-
	cols are used but does not specify which one(s).

   RFC-1006
	Implementation uses RFC-1006 with TCP/IP transport service.

   X.25
	Implementation uses OSI	X.25.







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2.1.4  Pilot Connectivity


   DUA Connectivity
	The DUA	can be connected to the	pilot, and information on any
	pilot entry looked up.	The DUA	is able	to display standard
	attributes and object classes and those	defined	in the COSINE
	and Internet Schema.

   DSA Connectivity
	The DSA	is connected to	the DIT, and information in this DSA is
	accessible from	any pilot DUA.


2.1.5  Miscellaneous


   Included in ISODE
	DUAs that are part of ISODE.

   Limited Functionality
	Survey states that the implementation has some shortcomings or
	intended lack of functionality,	e.g., omissions	were part of the
	design to provide an easy-to-use user interface.

   Needs ISODE
	ISODE is required to compile and/or use	this implementation.

   X Window System
	Implementation uses the	X Window System	to provide its user
	interface.


2.1.5 Operating	Environment


   3Com
	Implementation runs on a 3Com platform.

   Apollo
	Implementation runs on an Apollo platform.

   Bull
	Implementation runs on a Bull platform.

   Cray
	Implementation runs on a Cray.




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   DEC Ultrix
	Implementation runs under DEC Ultrix.

   HP
	Implementation runs on an HP platform.

   IBM (Non-PC and RISC)
	Implementation runs on some type of IBM, which is not a	PC or
	UNIX workstation.

   IBM PC
	Implementation runs on a PC.

   IBM RISC
	Implementation runs on IBM's RISC UNIX workstation.

   MIPS
	Implementation runs on a MIPS RISC UNIX	workstation.

   Macintosh
	Implementation runs on a Macintosh.

   Multiple Vendor Platforms
	Implementation runs on more than one hardware platform.

   Philips
	Implementation runs on a Philips platform.

   Siemens
	Implementation runs on a Siemens platform.

   Sun
	Implementation runs on a Sun platform.

   UNIX
	Implementation runs on a generic UNIX platform.

   Unisys
	Implementation runs on a Unisys	platform.

   VMS
	Implementation runs under VAX/VMS.

2.2  Implementations Indexed by	Keyword

   This	section	contains an index of implementations by	keyword.  You
   can use this	list to	identify particular implementations that meet
   your	chosen criteria.



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   The index is	organized as follows: keywords appear in alphabetical
   order; implementations characterized	by that	keyword	are listed
   alphabetically as well.  Note that a	"*" is used to indicate	that the
   particular implementation, or feature of the	implementation,	may not
   be available	at this	time.

   For formatting purposes, we have used the following abbreviations for
   implementation names: UWisc (University of Wisconsin), HP X.500 DDS
   (HP X.500 Distributed Directory Software), IS X.500 DSA/DSAM,
   DUA(Interactive Systems' X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA).


   3Com					 Available via FTP

	X.500 DUA process		      DE
					      DISH-VMS 2.0
   API					      DIXIE
					      Mac-ISODE
	Alliance OSI X.500		      maX.500
	Custos				      POD
	DCE/GDS				      psiwp
	DS-520,	DS-521			      QUIPU
	HP X.500 DDS			      ud
	IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA		      VMS-ISODE
	Mac-ISODE			      Xdi
	OSI Access and Directory	      XLU
	OSI-DSA
	OSI-DUA				 Bull
	QUIPU
	UCOM X.500			      UCOM X.500
	VMS-ISODE
	VTT X.500			 CLNP
	WIN/DS
					      Cray OSI Version 2.0
   Apollo				      DCE/GDS
					      HP X.500 DDS
	VTT X.500			      OSI Access and Directory
					      OSI-DSA
   Available via FTAM			      OSI-DUA
					      QUIPU
	DE				      VTT X.500
	DISH-VMS 2.0			      WIN/DS
	POD				      X.500 DUA	process
	QUIPU				      Xdi
	XLU				      XT-DUA






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   Commercially	Available		 DSA/DUA

	Alliance OSI X.500		      Alliance OSI X.500
	Cray OSI Version 2.0		      Cray OSI Version 2.0
	DCE/GDS				      Custos
	Directory 500			      Directory	500
	DS-520,	DS-521			      DS-520, DS-521
	HP X.500 DDS			      HP X.500 DDS
	IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA		      IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA
	OSI Access and Directory	      Mac-ISODE
	OSI-DSA				      OSI Access and Directory
	OSI-DUA				      QUIPU
	UCOM X.500			      UCOM X.500
	VTT X.500			      VMS-ISODE
	WIN/DS				      VTT X.500
	X.500 DUA process		      WIN/DS
	XT-DUA
	xwp [PSI]			 DUA Connectivity

   Cray					      DE
					      DS-521
	Cray OSI Version 2.0		      OSI Access and Directory
					      Xdi
   DEC Ultrix
					 DUA Light Weight Client
	DCE/GDS
	QUIPU				      *MacDish
	UCOM X.500			      DIXIE
	*xwp [UWisc]			      maX.500
					      psiwp
   DSA Only				      ud

	OSI-DSA				 DUA Only

   DSA Connectivity			      DE
					      DISH-VMS 2.0
	DS-520				      OSI-DUA
	OSI Access and Directory	      POD
					      psiwp
					      SD
					      X.500 DUA	process
					      Xds
					      xdua
					      XLU
					      XT-DUA
					      xwp [PSI]





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   Free					 Limited Functionality

	xwp [UWisc]			      Custos
	Custos				      *MacDish
	DE				      POD
	DISH-VMS 2.0			      psiwp
	DIXIE				      Xds
	Mac-ISODE			      xwp [PSI]
	maX.500
	POD				 MIPS
	psiwp
	QUIPU				      Alliance OSI X.500
	SD				      OSI Access and Directory
	ud				      QUIPU
	VMS-ISODE
	Xdi				 Macintosh
	Xds
	xdua				      Alliance OSI X.500
	XLU				      DIXIE
					      Mac-ISODE
   HP					      *MacDish
					      maX.500
	Alliance OSI X.500		      psiwp
	HP X.500 DDS			      QUIPU
	QUIPU				      *UCOM X.500
	UCOM X.500
					 Multiple Vendor Platforms
   IBM (Non-PC and RISC)
					      Alliance OSI X.500
	Alliance OSI X.500		      Custos
					      DCE/GDS
   IBM PC				      DS-520, DS-521
					      IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA
	Alliance OSI X.500		      POD
	*UCOM X.500			      QUIPU
	*VTT X.500			      SD
	xwp [UWisc]			      UCOM X.500
					      ud
   IBM RISC				      VTT X.500
					      WIN/DS
	DCE/GDS				      X.500 DUA	process
	UCOM X.500			      xdua
					      XLU
   Included In ISODE			      XT-DUA
					      xwp [PSI]
	POD				      xwp [UWisc]
	SD




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   Needs ISODE				 RFC-1006

	Custos				      Alliance OSI X.500
	DE				      Cray OSI Version 2.0
	DISH-VMS 2.0			      Custos
	DIXIE				      DCE/GDS
	Mac-ISODE			      Directory	500
	*MacDish			      DISH-VMS 2.0
	POD				      DS-520, DS-521
	psiwp				      IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA
	SD				      Mac-ISODE
	VMS-ISODE			      OSI Access and Directory
	Xdi				      *OSI-DSA
	Xds				      *OSI-DUA
	xdua				      POD
	XLU				      QUIPU
	XT-DUA				      SD
	xwp [UWisc]			      UCOM X.500
					      VMS-ISODE
   OSI Transport			      VTT X.500
					      WIN/DS
	Alliance OSI X.500		      Xdi
	Cray OSI Version 2.0		      Xds
	Custos				      XLU
	DS-520,	DS-521			      XT-DUA
	IS X.500 DSA/DSAM, DUA
	QUIPU				 Siemens
	WIN/DS
	XT-DUA				      *UCOM X.500

   Philips

	UCOM X.500

   Potentially Unavailable

	MacDish