OpenLDAP

openldap.org

The Open Source for LDAP software and information

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/ About /

OpenLDAP is an open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), providing a stand-alone LDAP daemon (slapd), a load balancer (lloadd), client libraries, and utilities. The project also offers related tools including Fortress for role-based identity access management, LMDB (Lightning Memory-Mapped Database), and Java LDAP libraries. It is widely used for directory services and identity management infrastructure.

/ How it works /

OpenLDAP provides a stand-alone LDAP daemon and libraries that implement the LDAP protocol for storing and querying directory information.

/ Who it's for /

system administrators and developers building directory services or identity infrastructure

/ More info /

Background.

Status
launched
Business model
open-source
Company
OpenLDAP Project
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