LDAP – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
March 17, 2012
Application layer
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
The purpose of LDAP introduction was to supply a directory service offering protocol. That protocol is active on a layer, resting on top of the TCP/IP stack. Its mechanism is available for the connection, searching, and modification of the Internet directories. Actually, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (a directory service) is consisted on the client-server representation. The main job of that protocol is to the facilitate right of entry to an accessible directory.