For example, requests may come in from two different IP addresses, and the Web server could contact a different LDAP server for each one. Plug-ins can use the LDAP API directly. See the Domino Go Webserver Web Programming Guide for information on writing LDAP APIs. This book assumes you have an existing X.500 directory service available, for example the IBM eNetwork X.500 directory. The X.500 directory structure differs from others in the way the information is stored and retrieved.
Information is associated with attributes.
A query based on attributes is generated and sent to the LDAP server, and the server returns the respective values. LDAP uses a simple, string-based approach for representing directory entries. An X.500 directory consists of entries , which are typed depending on the ObjectClass attribute. Each entry is composed of attributes . Entries, which are arranged in a tree structure, may be divided among servers in geographical and organizational distribution.