LDAP

aid: ldap
name: LDAP
description: LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an industry-standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining
  distributed directory information services over an IP network, formally specified in RFC 4511. It plays a critical role
  in protecting organizational assets and maintaining a strong security posture through centralized authentication, authorization,
  and identity management. LDAP underlies directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and 389 Directory
  Server, and is widely used for single sign-on, enterprise address books, and application identity stores.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Directory Services
- Identity Management
- LDAP
- Protocol
- Single Sign-On
- Standard
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ldap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ldap:ldap
  name: LDAP
  description: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services
    over an IP network. The protocol defines bind, search, compare, add, delete, modify, and modifyDN operations carried over
    a connection-oriented transport.
  humanURL: https://ldap.com/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Directory Services
  - Identity Management
  - Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ldap.com/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511
  - type: Wikipedia
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://ldap.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ldap.com/
- type: Specification
  url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com