Hi,

Can someone help me to understand the core concept of LDAP? I got so many references from Internet but all are just surface level information. Did not get the exact function what exactly is LDAP.

Shortly speaking:

   The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an Internet
   protocol for accessing distributed directory services that act in
   accordance with X.500 data and service models.

If you want to read more exact material, read RFC 4510 (and older):

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4510

HTH

Milos

Exact function?

It allows clients to access a directory (such as Active Directory) and query information from this directory.

LDAP is a set of protocols and industry standard for accessing information directories, Like Active Directory 

http://www.windowstricks.in/ldap-and-ldap-query

Regards,

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367008(v=vs.85).aspx

Hi NilabhVerma,

Thanks for your post.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a subset of the X.500 protocol. By combining the best of the DNS and X.500 naming standards, LDAP, other key protocols and a rich set of APIs, the Active Directory allows a single point of administration for all resources, including: files, peripheral devices, host connections, databases, Web access, users, arbitrary other objects, services, and network resources.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/196455

Best Regards,

Mary Dong