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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. LDAP is lighter because in its initial version it did not include security features.<ref>[http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/LDAP About LDAP]</ref>

'''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. LDAP is lighter because in its initial version it did not include security features.<ref>[http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/LDAP About LDAP]</ref>

The current version of the LDAP is version 3(v3) published as RFC 4510.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2251.txt ietf.org]</ref>

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The version 3 of the LDAP was developed by Tim Howes and Steve Kille in 1997.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3377 ietf.org]</ref>

~~== References ==~~

~~{{reflist}}~~

== External links ==

* [http://www.kingsmountain.com/directory/doc/ldap/ldap.html The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol: X.500 Lite]

* [http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Deployment_Guide/ch-ldap.html Tutorial on LDAP]

== References ==

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-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. LDAP is lighter because in its initial version it did not include security features.<ref>[http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/LDAP About LDAP]</ref>
+'''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. LDAP is lighter because in its initial version it did not include security features.<ref>[http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/LDAP About LDAP]</ref>
 The current version of the LDAP is version 3(v3) published as RFC 4510.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2251.txt ietf.org]</ref>
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 The version 3 of the LDAP was developed by Tim Howes and Steve Kille in 1997.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3377 ietf.org]</ref>
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
 * [http://www.kingsmountain.com/directory/doc/ldap/ldap.html The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol: X.500 Lite]
 * [http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Deployment_Guide/ch-ldap.html Tutorial on LDAP]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}