LDAP

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application-layer protocol directory access protocol network protocol

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an open, standards-based protocol used to access and manage distributed directory information services over an IP network.

Aliases (3)

LDAPv3 ×3
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ×2
LDAPv2 ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	application-layer protocol → directory access protocol → network protocol →
abbreviation	LDAP →
commonlyImplementedBy	389 Directory Server → Apache Directory Server → Microsoft Active Directory → OpenLDAP → Oracle Internet Directory →
currentStandardVersion	LDAPv3 →
dataModelBasedOn	attributes → distinguished names → entries →
defaultPort	389 →
defaultSecurePort	636 →
definedInRFC	RFC 4510 → RFC 4511 → RFC 4512 → RFC 4513 → RFC 4514 → RFC 4515 → RFC 4516 → RFC 4517 → RFC 4518 → RFC 4519 →
fullName	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol →
hasVersion	LDAPv2 → LDAPv3 →
isOpenStandard	true →
layerInOSIModel	application layer →
operatesOver	IP network →
relatedStandard	X.500 →
standardizedBy	IETF →
supersededProtocol	DAP →
supportsAccessControl	true →
supportsEncoding	BER →
supportsOperation	abandon → add → bind → compare → controls → delete → extended operation → modify → modify DN → search → unbind →
supportsReferral	true →
supportsSchema	true →
supportsSecurityMechanism	SASL → StartTLS → TLS →
typicalUseCase	email address directories → enterprise identity management → organizational address books →
usedFor	authentication → authorization → centralized configuration storage → directory services → group management → single sign-on → user management →
usesDataFormat	ASN.1 →
usesStructure	directory information tree →
usesTransportProtocol	TCP → UDP →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Active Directory → Lotus Domino → Sun Java System Access Manager →	supportsProtocol
LDAP ("LDAPv2") → LDAP ("LDAPv3") →	hasVersion
Netscape Directory Server ("LDAPv3") → Sun Java System Identity Manager →	supportsStandard
LDAP →	abbreviation
Netscape Directory Server ("Lightweight Directory Access Protocol") →	basedOnProtocol
NIS →	commonAlternative
LDAP ("LDAPv3") →	currentStandardVersion
LDAP ("Lightweight Directory Access Protocol") →	fullName
PostgreSQL →	supportsAuthentication
ASN.1 →	usedIn
STARTTLS →	usedInProtocol