LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate intranet. LDAP is a "lightweight" (smaller amount of code) version of Directory Access Protocol (DAP), which is part of X.500, a standard for directory services in a network.
| Directory structure strings: |
| rdn | Relative Distinguished Name |
| dn | Distinguished Name |
| cn | Common Name |
| ou | Organizational Unit |
| dc | Domain Component |
| sn | SurName |
As an example, the Entry look like was:
dn: cn=Joe Smith,ou=East,dc=MyDomain,dc=com
cn: John Doe
givenName: John
sn: Doe
telephoneNumber: +1 888 555 6789
telephoneNumber: +1 888 555 1232
mail: john@example.com
manager: cn=Barbara Doe,dc=example,dc=com
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: person
objectClass: top
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