LDAPImportant

Features

Terms to know: Syntax

CN= Common Name

OU= Organizational Unit

O= Organization

L= Locality

ST= State

C= Country

DC= Domain Component

How it works: LDAP is a protocol created that reads

directories or records. It was written by the

International Telecommunications Union

(ITU). LDAP uses TCP/UDP Port 389.

LDAP is used to query and update an

X.500 directory. Uses the X.500 Standard.

Users can obtain an OpenSource copy

using Open LDAP.

What it looks likeThe protocol has a Root.

There are container objects=

Country, Organizational Units.

Leaf Objects=

Users, computers, printers, files etc.

Example: