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LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an open protocol used to store and retrieve data from a hierarchical directory structure. Commonly used to store information about an organization and its assets and users, LDAP is a flexible solution for defining any type of entity and its qualities.
For many users, LDAP can seem difficult to understand because it relies on special terminology, makes use of some uncommon abbreviations, and is often implemented as a component of a larger system of interacting parts. In this guide, we will introduce you to some of the LDAP basics so that you have a good foundation for working with the technology.
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Thank you very much, I was struggling to understand the basics with the openldap documentation, and this made everything click into place for me.
phew! that was really steep! thank you very much… been scrubbing the internet for that.
Justin: You have done a phenomenal service to the developer community :). I have spent almost a day looking for a good run down on LDAP and yours is the closest thing that comes to truly helping us understand the structure and basics. Super thanks. Keep up the good work.
Very useful article, thank you very much.
This is very detail and helpful. Thank you for the work!
Awesome Article.
@justin your article forced me to login to this community page after years. I really wanted to say big Thanks !
This article is really put together well, thank you!
I googled for a ldap tutorial. I tried a bunch and had to stop at some point. This one is the best. Have to say “Thank you” to the author.
Thank you so much Justin. I’m looking into using LDAP for the first time and your explanation of the basics is the best I’ve come across by far.
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