# Sunday, October 16, 2005

LDAP URLs

Numerous times over the years I stumble across something that requires the use of LDAP. In the past I've tried to locate a program to assist me in exploring LDAP from the perspective of the program that will be doing the same thing. I found a weak one developed by whichever University used to be so very involved with LDAP, but it still confused me to no end.

Once again I have come across LDAP. This time, however, I found the program that I wanted all along. And it's free:

LDAP Browser is a lightweight version of LDAP Administrator with limited functionality.

[ Softerra LDAP Administrator/Browser ]

Do I understand LDAP any more than before? Not really. Does this tool help me to stave off that requirement? It seems to. I can continue along in my bliss, not truly knowing what LDAP is, all because the LDAP browser can easily show me the info that I need, and provide me with URLs that correspond to branches on a directory tree.

#    Comments [1] |
Monday, October 17, 2005 11:31:57 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
LDAP is a protocol just as SQL and HTTP are. You form a query, send it to a host and get back an answer. It was created at the University of Michigan. Everything you want (or need) to know about LDAP can be found in the book "LDAP: Programming Directory-Enabled Applications with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol", published by MacMillan Technology Press. ASk me about it when you're here next month.

In the meantime, the OpenLDAP project (http://www.openldap.org/) is an excellent source of information.

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