Penrose

Penrose project is a virtual directory server that employs cutting-edge Virtual Directory technology. This technology is a newer and more efficient way of centralizing and reducing the number of directories required, without having to deal with physical data migration. Rather than creating new identity repositories, virtual directory handles identity queries on a case-by-case basis. It draws only the required, authorized data from its native repositories and presents it to an enterprise application in real-time. This approach eases deployments of Identity management solution, reduces political fights over data ownership, and changes how corporate data is being managed.

Here are some key features of "Penrose": The virtual directory offers Namespace conversion, attribute value modifications, and schema adaptations. It comes with adapters to Active Directory, LDAP, and JDBC back-end. This is facilitated by the Join-engine, which allows attribute transformation via beanShell scripting (JSR 274). The tool comes with GUI-based administration and mapping based on the eclipse RCP 3.1 platform. With its direct browsing feature, LDAP, and RDBMS-based information can be easily mapped. The live preview of your virtual directory is also supported.

Penrose allows remote management via JMX (JSR 160) and is open-source. It is written entirely in Java and can run standalone as a backend for ApacheDS and OpenLDAP. It can also be embedded in your application offering flexibility of Access Control.

Penrose offers conversion and manipulation of attribute values, high-performance join, and cache engine. The data is encrypted using Bouncy Castle and supports resource connectors for JDBC/SQL, JNDI/LDAP, and Active Directory. The software is also extensible via plug-ins, making it a versatile tool with a variety of applications. Overall, Penrose offers a comprehensive and flexible virtual directory solution that is well worth considering.