Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (abbreviation:
LDAP , / / ldæp /) is an open, neutral, industry-standard application protocol that provides access control and maintains directory information for distributed information through the IP protocol.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (
Given the original
LDAP directory and ordinary
LDAP is widely supported by:
Apache (via Apache Directory Server)
Apple (via Open Directory)
AT & T
Banyan
HP
IBM / Lotus
ISODE (via M-Vault server)
Microsoft (via Active Directory)
Netscape (now a product of Sun Microsystems and Red Hat)
Novell (via eDirectory)
OctetString (via VDE server)
Oracle (via Oracle Internet Directory)
Red Hat (via Fedora Directory Server)
Siemens (via DirX server)
Sun (via iPlanet Directory Server)
There are also open source / free software implementationssuch as OpenLDAP, Apache HTTP Server, which uses a proxy server (via module mod_proxy) to support LDAP.
