Introduction to Directories and LDAP

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Another Key Point...

• Because LDAP is an open standard protocol, writing gateways between it and other protocols or systems is relatively straightforward.
  
  
• These gateways currently exist...
  
  • LDAP to X.500 and X.500 to LDAP
  • HTTP to LDAP
  • WHOIS++ to LDAP
  • FINGER to LDAP
  • Email to LDAP
    
    
• People are working on...
  
  • ODBC to LDAP