Abstract: A directory server system that includes a data repository storing a plurality of entries, wherein the plurality of entries comprises a plurality of user entries and a plurality of role entries, wherein each of the plurality of role entries define a role and comprises an InterestedApplication attribute, a directory server executing a first operation to obtain initial results and execute a second operation to obtain final results, wherein the second operation uses the initial results and the InterestedApplication attribute to obtain the final results, and an application requesting the directory server to execute the first operation and the second operation.

Abstract: A directory server system that includes a data repository storing a plurality of entries, wherein the plurality of entries comprises a plurality of user entries and a plurality of role entries, wherein each of the plurality of role entries define a role and comprises an InterestedApplication attribute, a directory server executing a first operation to obtain initial results and execute a second operation to obtain final results, wherein the second operation uses the initial results and the InterestedApplication attribute to obtain the final results, and an application requesting the directory server to execute the first operation and the second operation.

Abstract: The invention concerns a directory server component, for use with a request query (420) adapted to receive an input request from a client (100) and to retrieve corresponding result data from a database (302). This directory server component comprises a cache manager (240) for storing sets of data, each set of data comprising request identifying data and corresponding result data. This directory server component also comprises a request manger (410), responding to an input request, for searching request identifying data that match the input request, and subsequently for deciding whether result data in the sets of data will be at least partially used to answer the request.