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LDAP

Definition

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, an Internet protocol that programs use to look up information from a server.

LDAP is an Internet protocol that email and other programs use to look up information from a server. The LDAP protocol is both cross-platform and standards-based, so applications should not need to worry about the type of server hosting the directory.

MIT Touchstone uses the MIT LDAP server as a source of information about MIT users when the MIT IdP communicates with various SP's

See also

MIT Touchstone authentication system

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Last Modified:

December 04, 2015

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