what is ldap ? explain briefly?

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Hi Muppuri, The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a standard method by which application clients can query and access information stored on directory servers over TCP/IP connections. For more information about LDAP, please refer to: Introduction to Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196455 Brent Hu, TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.