Lightweight Directory Access Protocol: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
LDAP was originally created by Tim Howes of the University of Michigan, Steve Kille of Isode Limited, and Wengyik Yeong of [[Performance Systems International]] in 1993. The protocol was originally intended to be a lightweight alternative protocol for accessing [[X.500]] directory services through the simpler [[TCP/IP]] protocol stack. | LDAP was originally created by [[Tim Howes]] of the University of Michigan, [[Steve Kille]] of Isode Limited, and [[Wengyik Yeong]] of [[Performance Systems International]] in 1993. The protocol was originally intended to be a lightweight alternative protocol for accessing [[X.500]] directory services through the simpler [[TCP/IP]] protocol stack. | ||
The [[X.500]] directory services were accessed via the [[X.500]] Directory Access Protocol ([[DAP]]), which required the Open Systems Interconnection ([[OSI]]) protocol stack. The advent of LDAP removed the necessity of the [[OSI]] protocol. | The [[X.500]] directory services were accessed via the [[X.500]] Directory Access Protocol ([[DAP]]), which required the Open Systems Interconnection ([[OSI]]) protocol stack. The advent of LDAP removed the necessity of the [[OSI]] protocol. | ||