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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Network+Information+Service%22">"Network Information Service"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Network+Information+Service%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Network+Information+Service%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Network+Information+Service%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Network+Information+Service%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Network+Information+Service%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Network Information Service</b>, or <b>NIS</b> (originally called <b>Yellow Pages</b> or <b>YP</b>), is a <a href="/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server" class="mw-redirect" title="Client–server">client–server</a> <a href="/wiki/Directory_service" title="Directory service">directory service</a> <a href="/wiki/Protocol_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Protocol (computing)">protocol</a> for <a href="/wiki/Distributed_computing" title="Distributed computing">distributing</a> <a href="/wiki/System_configuration" title="System configuration">system configuration</a> data such as <a href="/wiki/User_(computing)" title="User (computing)">user</a> and <a href="/wiki/Host_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Host name">host names</a> between <a href="/wiki/Computer" title="Computer">computers</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Computer_network" title="Computer network">computer network</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</a> developed the NIS; the technology is <a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">licensed</a> to virtually all other <a href="/wiki/Unix" title="Unix">Unix</a> vendors. </p><p>Because <a href="/wiki/British_Telecom" class="mw-redirect" title="British Telecom">British Telecom</a> PLC owned the name "<a href="/wiki/Yellow_Pages" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow Pages">Yellow Pages</a>" as a registered <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> for its paper-based, commercial <a href="/wiki/Telephone_directory" title="Telephone directory">telephone directory</a>, Sun changed the name of its system to NIS, though all the commands and functions still start with "yp".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A NIS/YP system maintains and distributes a central directory of user and group information, hostnames, e-mail aliases and other text-based tables of information in a computer network. For example, in a common <a href="/wiki/Unix" title="Unix">UNIX</a> environment, the list of users for <a href="/wiki/Identification_(information)" title="Identification (information)">identification</a> is placed in <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced"><a href="/wiki/Passwd_(file)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passwd (file)">/etc/passwd</a></span> and secret <a href="/wiki/Authentication" title="Authentication">authentication</a> <a href="/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function" title="Cryptographic hash function">hashes</a> in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">/etc/shadow</span>. NIS adds another "global" user list which is used for identifying users on any <a href="/wiki/Client_(computing)" title="Client (computing)">client</a> of the NIS domain. </p><p>Administrators have the ability to configure NIS to serve password data to outside processes to authenticate users using various versions of the Unix <a href="/wiki/Crypt_(C)" title="Crypt (C)">crypt(3)</a> hash algorithms. However, in such cases, any NIS(0307) client can retrieve the entire password database for offline inspection. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Successor_technologies">Successor technologies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Network_Information_Service&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Successor technologies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original NIS design was seen to have inherent limitations, especially in the areas of scalability and security, so other technologies have come to replace it. </p><p>Sun introduced <a href="/wiki/NIS%2B" title="NIS+">NIS+</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Solaris_(operating_system)" class="mw-redirect" title="Solaris (operating system)">Solaris 2</a> in 1992, with the intention for it to eventually supersede NIS. NIS+ features much stronger security and authentication features, as well as a hierarchical design intended to provide greater scalability and flexibility. However, it was also more cumbersome to set up and administer, and was more difficult to integrate into an existing NIS environment than many existing users wished. <a href="/wiki/NIS%2B" title="NIS+">NIS+</a> was removed from Solaris 11.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a result, many users choose to remain with NIS, and over time other modern and secure distributed directory systems, most notably <a href="/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol" title="Lightweight Directory Access Protocol">Lightweight Directory Access Protocol</a> (LDAP), came to replace it. For example, <code><a href="/wiki/Slapd" title="Slapd">slapd</a></code> (the standalone LDAP <a href="/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daemon (computer software)">daemon</a>) generally runs as a non-<a href="/wiki/Root_user" class="mw-redirect" title="Root user">root user</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Simple_Authentication_and_Security_Layer" title="Simple Authentication and Security Layer">SASL</a>-based encryption of LDAP traffic is natively supported. </p><p>On large <a href="/wiki/LAN" class="mw-redirect" title="LAN">LANs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Domain_name_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Domain name system">DNS</a> servers may provide better <a href="/wiki/Nameserver" class="mw-redirect" title="Nameserver">nameserver</a> functionality than NIS or LDAP can provide, leaving just site-wide identification information for NIS master and slave systems to serve. However, some functions‍—‌such as the distribution of netmask information to clients, as well as the maintenance of e-mail aliases‍—‌may still be performed by NIS or LDAP. NIS maintains an <a href="/wiki/Network_File_System_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Network File System (protocol)">NFS</a> database information file as well as so called maps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Network_Information_Service&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol" title="Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol">Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol</a> (DHCP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesiod_(name_service)" title="Hesiod (name service)">Hesiod (name service)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_Service_Switch" title="Name Service Switch">Name Service Switch</a> (NSS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Network_information_system" title="Network information system">Network information system</a>, for a broader use of NIS to manage other system and networks</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Network_Information_Service&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDavid_N._Blank-Edelman2009" class="citation book cs1">David N. Blank-Edelman (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=daks78g9Pg0C&pg=PA151"><i>Automating System Administration with Perl: Tools to Make You More Efficient</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media" title="O'Reilly Media">O'Reilly Media</a>. p. 151. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780596555634" title="Special:BookSources/9780596555634"><bdi>9780596555634</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Automating+System+Administration+with+Perl%3A+Tools+to+Make+You+More+Efficient&rft.pages=151&rft.pub=O%27Reilly+Media&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9780596555634&rft.au=David+N.+Blank-Edelman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Ddaks78g9Pg0C%26pg%3DPA151&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANetwork+Information+Service" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/end-of-notices/eonsolaris11-392732.html">"End of Feature Notices for Oracle Solaris 11"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle Corporation</a>. 2012-12-20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=End+of+Feature+Notices+for+Oracle+Solaris+11&rft.pub=Oracle+Corporation&rft.date=2012-12-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Ftechnetwork%2Fsystems%2Fend-of-notices%2Feonsolaris11-392732.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANetwork+Information+Service" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Network_Information_Service&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThorsten_Kukuk2003" class="citation web cs1">Thorsten Kukuk (2003-07-01). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NIS-HOWTO/">"The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Linux_Documentation_Project" title="Linux Documentation Project">Linux Documentation Project</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Linux+NIS%28YP%29%2FNYS%2FNIS%2B+HOWTO&rft.pub=Linux+Documentation+Project&rft.date=2003-07-01&rft.au=Thorsten+Kukuk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tldp.org%2FHOWTO%2FNIS-HOWTO%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANetwork+Information+Service" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVan_Emery2005" class="citation web cs1">Van Emery (2005-04-15). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060715144025/http://www.vanemery.com/DAS/DAS-manual.html">"Distributed Authentication System (DAS) Handbook"</a>. 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