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What is LDAP?
What is LDAP?
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What is LDAP?
LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. As the name suggests, it is a lightweight protocol for accessing directory services, specifically X.500-based directory services. LDAP runs over TCP/IP or other connection oriented transfer services. The nitty-gritty details of LDAP are defined in RFC2251 "The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)." This section gives an overview of LDAP from a user's perspective.
Subsections
- What kind of information can be stored in the directory?
- How is the information arranged?
- How is the information referenced?
- How is the information accessed?
- How is the information protected from unauthorized access?
2005-05-04