How LDAP works best with J2EE and EJBs

Here's a real good series of articles recently published, that explores LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Enterprise Application Programming. Part 1 provides a guide to learning the basics of Java LDAP programming and gives you a working knowledge of LDAP. Part 2 shows you how to setup LDAP for an Application Server. Part 3 provides details on how to use LDAP authentication in your J2EE Application Server application. Part 4 teaches you EJB Programming with LDAP and roles for security and their underlying LDAP groups. In Part 5 learn EJB Programming using Methods, Instance Level Security and LDAP.