Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an industry standard for accessing directory services. Directory services allow components to look up information by a distinguished name (DN) from an LDAP server that stores and manages server, user, and software information that is used throughout the enterprise or over a network.
The LDAP server can be located on a different platform than Adaptive Server or the clients. LDAP defines the communication protocol and the contents of messages exchanged between clients and servers. The LDAP server can store and retrieve information about:
Adaptive Server, such as IP address, port number, and network protocol
Security mechanisms and filters
High availability companion server names
See Adaptive Server Enterprise System Administration Guide for more information.
The LDAP server can be configured with these access restrictions:
Anonymous authentication – all data is visible to any user.
User name and password authentication – Adaptive Server uses the default user name and password from the file.
User name and password authentication properties establish and end a session connection to an LDAP server.
