specifically {{TERM:X.500}}-based directory services. LDAP runs
over {{TERM:TCP}}/{{TERM:IP}} or other connection oriented transfer
services. The nitty-gritty details of LDAP are defined in
-{{REF:RFC2251}} "The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)."
-This section gives an overview of LDAP from a user's perspective.
+{{REF:RFC2251}} "The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)"
+and other documents comprising the technical specification
+{{REF:RFC3377}}. This section gives an overview of LDAP from a
+user's perspective.
{{What kind of information can be stored in the directory?}} The
LDAP information model is based on {{entries}}. An entry is a
- Integrity and Confidentiality Protection via {{TERM:TLS}} (SSL)
- Internationalization through the use of Unicode
- Referrals and Continuations
- - Extensibility (controls and extended operations)
- Schema Discovery
+ - Extensibility (controls, extended operations, and more)
LDAPv2 is considered historical. As deploying both LDAPv2 and
-LDAPv3 simultaneously can be quite problematic, LDAPv2 should
-be avoided.
+LDAPv3 simultaneously can be quite problematic, LDAPv2 should be
+avoided. LDAPv2 is disabled by default.
H2: What is slapd and what can it do?