Hey all!
Long time lurker, first time poster...
I was teaching Linux last night and we covered NIS and LDAP. Since I am not a system admin (other than for my own computers) I don't have much experience in this area. It seemed to me that the textbook was saying that NIS is older and Linux-only whereas LDAP is newer and can be used in a heterogeneous environment. The big red flag to me was when I saw that NIS doesn't have any encryption but LDAP does...
If the above is true... Is NIS used anywhere anymore aside from legacy systems? In the workplace, if a new system was being created, would LDAP be the best choice?
Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated!