Could someone please explain LDAP?

Question

I often hear things like \"Can we load our employee info using LDAP?\" Yet, the title \"Lightweight Directory Access Protocol\" makes me think of it as a protocol rather than a

Answer 1

LDAP is basically a protocol to access a directory. Directory here basically refers to a directory having information of the users present in the organisation. Examples of directory include Microsoft's Active Directory (AD) and Oracle's Internet Directory (OID). The directory basically are used for implementing the single sign on feature for the organisation by centralising user authentication and authorisation. For more details refer the below links:

1. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/LDAP
2. https://eagledatagistics.com/what-is-enterprise-user-security-eus/