lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Definition: lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): An online directory service protocol defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). An LDAP directory entry is a collection of attributes with a unique identifier, or distinguished name (DN). The directory system has a hierarchical structure.

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Source: Redhat-9-Glossary / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
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Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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