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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Summary

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is a computer network protocol[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is used for directory service[4].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4510: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map[5].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1487: X.500 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol[6].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1777: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol[7].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 3494: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 2 (LDAPv2) to Historic Status[8].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1959: An LDAP URL Format[9].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2255: The LDAP URL Format[10].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4516: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Uniform Resource Locator[11].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 3377: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Technical Specification[12].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2251: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)[13].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2252: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Attribute Syntax Definitions[14].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names[15].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2254: The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters[16].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2256: A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for use with LDAPv3[17].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2829: Authentication Methods for LDAP[18].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4511: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol[19].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4513: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms[20].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2559: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Operational Protocols - LDAPv2[21].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2587: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure LDAPv2 Schema[22].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2589: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extensions for Dynamic Directory Services[23].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2596: Use of Language Codes in LDAP[24].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2696: LDAP Control Extension for Simple Paged Results Manipulation[25].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2798: Definition of the inetOrgPerson LDAP Object Class[26].
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2820: Access Control Requirements for LDAP[27].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol include phpLDAPadmin[28], a free software[29].

Why It Matters

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ranks in the top 8% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include phpLDAPadmin[28], a free software[29].

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  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standards body → Internet Engineering Task Force
    Derivative work → Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over TLS/SSL
    Instance of → computer network protocol
    Port → {'amount': '+389'}, {'amount': '+389'}
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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