V4 Name Server

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Task

Investigate a network client API for data and name resolution.

Name Server

Hoping to use something existing. Get OpenLDAP and check the following:

  • Can it be used to store record names, server addresses, maybe more ('primary' server, fields, ...)? Try a simple setup, use the command-line ldapsearch to retrieve data.
  • Does it allow for redundant servers, automatically syncing?
  • How to best interface it (API)?

Data

Is the low-level V4 CA client API all that's needed? Or is a wrapper needed that e.g. holds the data in a container?

  • Waiting for 'caget' example code.