Business computer networks employ the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP, to distribute lists of information organized into hierarchies. To access a network’s LDAP services, your computer must first log in to a server that supports the protocol, a process called authentication. LDAP lets a network administrator assign different levels of access to its many users, keeping the information secure.
The authentication process involves two computers: your PC and a server computer running LDAP software. A client program, such as email or some other application, resides on your computer, communicating over the network to the server computer. The application logs in to the server’s LDAP software by providing a user ID, password and other information. Based on this information, the server determines your access level and provides your client program with the data it needs, which may be an email directory for your department, a list of printers or other similarly organized information.
LDAP API:
The software the server uses to deliver information has a set of programming “hooks” called an API, or Application Programming Interface.
The authentication process involves two computers: your PC and a server computer running LDAP software. A client program, such as email or some other application, resides on your computer, communicating over the network to the server computer. The application logs in to the server’s LDAP software by providing a user ID, password and other information. Based on this information, the server determines your access level and provides your client program with the data it needs, which may be an email directory for your department, a list of printers or other similarly organized information.
LDAP API:
The software the server uses to deliver information has a set of programming “hooks” called an API, or Application Programming Interface.
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