Learning Python Networking - Second Edition

LDAP terminology

LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. It is an application-level protocol that allows queries about a directory service to search for information.

LDAP defines the way to access that directory, that is, it is optimized to carry out read operations on the directory, such as validating authenticated access to a user stored in the directory.

A directory service runs the client-server model, so if a client computer wants to access the directory, it does not access the database directly; instead contacts a process on the server. The process queries the directory and returns the result of the operation to the client. Among the main terms when we work with LDAP, let's highlight the following:

• Classes: The objects ...