what is LDAP authentication?

Question

what is LDAP authentication?

Answer 1

LDAP is the protocol used to access Active Directory(AD) on Windows OS. AD keeps domain information such as computers, users and groups. Domain Controllers have two ports open , 389 and 3389. 389 is unsecure and 3389 is secure. To retrieve infromation from the AD , the server must authenticate the user or process attempting to access the AD.

Answer 2

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol



The Bind operation authenticates the client to the server. Simple Bind can send the user's DN and password in plaintext, so the connection should be protected using Transport Layer Security (TLS). The server typically checks the password against the userPassword attribute in the named entry. Anonymous Bind (with empty DN and password) resets the connection to anonymous state.

Answer 3

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol



It's just a means of managing users and computers on a domain...



For you, it most likely is being used as a means to authenticate network users, rather than local users.

Answer 4

Windows:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5032010.html



Linux:

http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_ldap_authentication