LDAP - IEFT standard based on OSI X.500 protocol for directory and resources management. LDAP allows users to create, delete, modify and query network directories form Web browsers. |
X.500 Directory Service editions: 1988, 1993, 1997 |
LDAP v 2 is based on X.500 edition 1988 |
LDAP v 3 is based on X.500 edition 1993 |
LDAP is using TCP instead of OSI components as its transport protocol |
LDAP = X.500 Lite (TCP used for transport) |