LDAP Security Feature

LDAP Security Feature

LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. It is used for Network Information Services (NIS). NIS systems store common configuration details for computers on a network. These servers also perform directory services and also act as authentication servers.

LDAP:

·         Originally started as a front end to X.500

·         Provides much of X.500’s functionality at a lower

·         implementation cost

·         Removed redundant and rarely used operations

·         Uses TCP rather than OSI stack.

       

      FUNCTION 

      security features of LDAP can be invoked in two ways. LDAP contains a function to call TLS mechanisms. LDAPS is a non-official version of the protocol. This is "LDAP over SSL." SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer." This was the predecessor of TLS. Despite the name, LDAPS actually uses TLS as its security mechanism. With LDAPS, security procedures are built in.