Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

To understand Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) you must first understand directory services. This article defines directory services and how LDAP structures the entries in a directory service. Pay attention to the basic LDAP components such as attributes, entries, and data information trees (DITs). How does LDAP organize data, and what is LDAP inheritance? Note that there are some variations in LDAP protocols.

Conclusion

You should have a fairly good understanding of the LDAP protocol and the way that implementations of LDAP represent data to users. Understanding how elements of the system are related to each other and where they get their properties makes managing and using LDAP systems simpler and more predictable.