ldap

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ldap - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
  LDAP
  
     <protocol> (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line
     directory services.
  
     LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption
     of X.500 directories.  The Directory Access Protocol (DAP)
     was seen as too complex for simple internet clients to use.
     LDAP defines a relatively simple protocol for updating and
     searching directories running over TCP/IP.
  
     LDAP is gaining support from vendors such as Netscape,
     Novell, Sun, HP, IBM/Lotus, SGI, AT&T, and
     Banyan
  
     An LDAP directory entry is a collection of attributes with a
     name, called a distinguished name (DN).  The DN refers to the
     entry unambiguously.  Each of the entry's attributes has a
     type and one or more values.  The types are typically
     mnemonic strings, like "cn" for common name, or "mail" for
     e-mail address.  The values depend on the type.  For
     example, a mail attribute might contain the value
     "donald.duck@disney.com".  A jpegPhoto attribute would contain
     a photograph in binary JPEG/JFIF format.
  
     LDAP directory entries are arranged in a hierarchical
     structure that reflects political, geographic, and/or
     organisational boundaries.  Entries representing countries
     appear at the top of the tree.  Below them are entries
     representing states or national organisations.  Below them
     might be entries representing people, organisational units,
     printers, documents, or just about anything else.
  
     RFC 1777, RFC 1778, RFC 1959, RFC 1960, RFC 1823.
  
     LDAP v3 (http://kingsmountain.com/LDAPRoadmap/CurrentState.html)
     .
  
     [Difference v1, v2, v3?]
  
     (2003-09-27)
  

ldap - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  LDAP
         Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (RFC 1777, X.500, DS, AD)