156-215.80 · Question #106
Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using multiple LDAP servers?
The correct answer is B. Information on a user is hidden, yet distributed across several servers. Hiding or fragmenting user information across multiple LDAP servers is not a recognized advantage - it describes a data management complication rather than a benefit.
Question
Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using multiple LDAP servers?
Options
- AYou achieve a faster access time by placing LDAP servers containing the database at remote sites
- BInformation on a user is hidden, yet distributed across several servers
- CYou achieve compartmentalization by allowing a large number of users to be distributed across
- DYou gain High Availability by replicating the same information on several servers
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A5% (2)
- B91% (40)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Hiding or fragmenting user information across multiple LDAP servers is not a recognized advantage - it describes a data management complication rather than a benefit.
Placing LDAP servers at remote sites is a valid advantage because local authentication lookups reduce latency for geographically distributed users.
Distributing hidden user information across several LDAP servers does not constitute an advantage; it introduces data fragmentation and lookup complexity without a clear security or operational benefit. The genuine advantages of multiple LDAP servers are geographic performance gains, administrative compartmentalization of large user populations, and high availability through replication - none of which are described by option B.
Distributing large numbers of users across multiple servers is a valid advantage because it supports scalability and administrative compartmentalization by delegating management of user subsets.
Replicating the same user database on multiple servers is a valid advantage because it provides high availability and ensures authentication services remain accessible if one server fails.
Concept tested: LDAP multiple server deployment advantages and limitations
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-SMAG/LDAP-and-User-Directory.htm
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