July 2019
Beginner to intermediate
302 pages
9h 38m
English
Content preview from Flask Framework Cookbook - Second Edition
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Authenticating with LDAP
LDAP is essentially an internet protocol for looking up contact information about users, certificates, network pointers, and more from a server where the data is stored in a directory-style structure. Of LDAP's multiple use cases, the most popular is the single sign-on functionality, where a user can access multiple services by logging in to just one, as the credentials are shared across the system.