Chapter 17. Using LDAP Directory Services

Overview of LDAP Services 423

Configuring a Directory Service Account in Outlook 423

Using LDAP to Find People 429

LIGHTWEIGHT Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a standard method for querying directory services. For example, you can query LDAP servers for the address, phone number, or other information associated with an entry in the directory. Windows Server uses LDAP as the primary mechanism for accessing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

This chapter explores LDAP and explains how to configure LDAP directory service accounts in Microsoft Outlook 2010.

Overview of LDAP Services

LDAP was designed to require less overhead and fewer resources than its predecessor, Directory Access Protocol (DAP), which ...

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