LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

Linux Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

This chapter provides introductions and tutorials on OpenLDAP. Topics include introduction to LDAP and OpenLDAP; installing OpenLDAP server and client tools on CentOS systems; configuring OpenLDAP for directory service; accessing and managing directory entries remotely; using LDAP service on iPhone and Thunderbird.

What Is LDAP

What Is OpenLDAP

Install OpenLDAP Server on CentOS

Configure OpenLDAP Server on CentOS

Use OpenLDAP Client Tools

Delete or Modify LDAP Entries

LDIF File Format

Hierarchical Structure of LDAP Entries

Install OpenLDAP Server on CentOS 8

Configure Mozilla Thunderbird to Use LDAP

LDAP Attributes Mapping in Mozilla Thunderbird

Configure Apple iPhone to Use LDAP

Takeaways:

LDAP is a communication protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network specified in RFC 4511.
OpenLDAP is an open source implementation of the LDAP (LightweightDirectory Access Protocol with 3 components: Server, Client Tools and Library.
OpenLDAP server can be installed on CentOS 7 and 6 from pre-build package.
OpenLDAP server needs to be installed on CentOS 8 from source code.
OpenLDAP directory service requires two configuration changes: base domain and password.
OpenLDAP directory entries can be accessed and managed remotely with OpenLDAP client tools.
LDAP directory entries use LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format) files to import and export data.
LDAP service uses "ldap" protocol name and "389" port. For example: ldap://192.168.1.100:389
iPhone can use LDAP service to help Email app to search for email addresses.
Mozilla Thunderbird can use LDAP service to search for email addresses.