An entry can look like this when represented in LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) (LDAP itself is a binary protocol):"codice_3" is the distinguished name of the entry; it is neither an attribute nor a part of the entry.
== Pregled protokola ==Klient prične LDAP sejo ko se poveže na LDAP strežnik, ki mu rečemo Directory System Agent (DSA), po navadi na TCP vrata 389.