Synopsis # LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a flexible, network-accessible directory service widely used to centralize identity, authentication, and configuration information. It supports fine-grained access control, encrypted transport, and extensible schemas. It is important to clarify that LDAP is not the same as YP (NIS): YP is an older, SunRPC-based protocol included in the OpenBSD base system. LDAP is an extensible, industry-standard protocol (RFC 4511), designed to opera...
