Remember LDAP
Full name: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Memory aid: Look up Directory Accounts through a Protocol.
LDAP security depends on authentication and transport configuration.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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LDAP — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Accesses directory information such as users and groups.
Why learn LDAP — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol?
Accesses directory information such as users and groups.
Where it came from
LDAP security depends on authentication and transport configuration.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Look up Directory Accounts through a Protocol.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Look up Directory Accounts through a Protocol.
- Explain the practical use: Accesses directory information such as users and groups.
- Explain this distinction: LDAP security depends on authentication and transport configuration.
- Identify LDAP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 4511 (www.rfc-editor.org)