LDAP.com Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Menu Search for: Learn Why Choose LDAP? Basic Concepts Terminology Understanding Schema Object Identifiers Schema Element Extensions Attribute Syntaxes Matching Rules Attribute Types Object Classes Name Forms DIT Content Rules DIT Structure Rules Matching Rule Uses Retrieving Schema Updating Schema Operation Types Operation Results Abandon Add Bind Compare Delete Extended Modify Modify DN Search Unbind DNs and RDNs Filters ResultCodes Response Elements Core LDAPv3 Result Codes Other Server-Side Result Codes Client-Side Result Codes LDAP URLs DIT and the Root DSE LDIF A History of LDAP Use Directory Servers Client APIs LDAP Tools UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java Reference Specifications RFCs Internet Drafts Wire Protocol Reference ASN.1 BER The LDAPMessage Sequence The LDAPResult Sequence Abandon Add Bind Compare Delete Extended Modify Modify DN Search Unbind Intermediate Response OID Reference Blog Index of All Posts About Contact License LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is a mature, flexible, and well supported standards-based mechanism for interacting with directory servers. It’s often used for authentication and storing information about users, groups, and applications, but an LDAP directory server is a fairly general-purpose data store and can be used in a wide variety of applications. This website is divided into the following main sections: The Learn About LDAP section provides basic information about directory services and the LDAP protocol. The Use LDAP section can help you find the right directory server, client API, or LDAP-based tools for your environment. The LDAP Reference Materials section has links to all kinds of standards documents, as well as a few reference guides if you want to dig deep into the protocol. The Blog section is for general posts about anything relevant to the world of directory services. This may include news about software releases, new standards documents and other specifications, how-to articles, and more. The About section provides basic information about the website, including the license for the content and contact information for reporting issues or suggesting new content. Share this: Twitter Facebook Google Search LDAP.com Search for: Recent Blog Posts 389 Directory Server 1.4.0.15 389 Directory Server 1.4.0.14 and 1.3.8.7 UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java 4.0.7 389 Directory Server 1.4.0.13 and 1.3.8.6 LDAP Tool Box Self Service Password 1.3 Released Blog RSS Feed RSS - Posts My Tweets