Overview
The LDAP functions are used to interact with directory servers that use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
LDAP was originally a subset of a much larger directory standard. Initially, LDAP was used as a simple gateway that allowed standalone clients to access x.500 directory servers. LDAP has gained in popularity, and eventually eclipsed strict x.500 in terms of deployment and use.
Most server operating systems now have some form of LDAP client services built in, including NetWare, NT 2000, and MacOS X, and there are LDAP server implementations in both commercial formats (such as iPlanet Directory) and Open Source (OpenLDAP).
LDAP is tuned to be a high-speed,TCP/IP-based, replicated, simple data retrieval method, so it’s ...
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