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JNDI API how it works

Let we have use JNDI API. We trying to connect to te directory server:

Hashtable<String, Object> env = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://ldap.wiz.com:389");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "joeuser");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "joepassword");
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:389/o=JNDITutorial");

how it works when application execute? For what needs SPI? As i understand, client-side JNDI-based application sent request to directory server, whose use specific SPI. This SPI parse the request from client and responded. Thus SPI works like servlets in Java EE. Is my understandig right?

Solution

  • how it works when application execute?

    JNDI finds a JNDI SPI appropriate to the Context.PROVIDER_URL you specify: in this case, the LDAP provider.

    For what needs SPI?

    See above.

    As i understand, client-side JNDI-based application sent request to directory server

    Stop right there. The client sends a request to JNDI, which sends it to the JNDI SPI, which sends it to the directory server

    whose use specific SPI.

    No. See above. The directory server doesn't know anything about the JNDI SPI.

    This SPI parse the request from client and responded.

    No. The directory server did that.

    Thus SPI works like servlets in Java EE.

    No.

    Is my understandig right?

    No.