The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP; /ˈɛldæp/) is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Directory services may provide any organized set of records, often with a hierarchical structure, such as a corporate email directory. Similarly, a telephone directory is a list of subscribers with an address and a phone number.
LDAP is specified in a series of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Standard Track Request for Comments (RFCs), using the description language ASN.1. The latest specification is Version 3, published as RFC 4511.
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Read more about Lightweight Directory Access Protocol: Origin and Influences, Protocol Overview, Directory Structure, LDAP URLs, Schema, Variations, Other Data Models, Usage
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