Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) LDAP (or ‘Lightweight Directory Access Protocol’) is a software protocol that allows users to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources — such as files and devices — on a network. Through LDAP, moreover, these files can be accessed via either the public Internet or an internal (e.g. corporate) intranet. Simply put, ‘lighter’ means that LDAP requires [...]