2020-07-09T08:40:00Z

What are the differences between LDAP and Active Directory?

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TC
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2020-07-09T14:16:08Z
Jul 9, 2020

Without going into too much detail since I'm not an expert in this field myself.


LDAP is a connection protocol and a query creation language, which can for example allow the exchange between several LDAP compatible directories or make queries in these directories, while the AD is a Directory whose role is to keep a set of information, to store data. Moreover, ActiveDirectory is an LDAP directory.

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JR
Real User
2020-07-13T20:39:09Z
Jul 13, 2020

LDAP is a directory services protocol.


Active Directory is a directory server that uses the LDAP protocol. Active Directory is a proprietory directory server built by Microsoft that leverage SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) and Kerberos as an authentification mechanism.

JG
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2020-07-12T23:27:38Z
Jul 12, 2020

Active Directory is the directory service database to store the organizational-based data, policy, authentication, etc. whereas ldap is the protocol used to talk to the directory service database that is ad or adam. 


LDAP sits on top of the TCP/IP stack and controls internet directory access. It is environment agnostic

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