Splat was written by Landon Fuller
<landonf@threerings.net>
and Will Barton
<wbb4@opendarwin.org>
for the purpose of distributing SSH
keys from LDAP in a way that did not require modifying the SSH
daemon.
In the process, we designed a generic daemon capable of pulling nearly any information from LDAP and using it in any way you see fit. Synchronize your LDAP directory with a relational database, update an organizational chart, or build a x509 certificate revocation list. I encourage you to submit your local modules for inclusion with the next Splat release.