Lightweight Directory Access Protocol references on wikipedia
Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP (), is an application protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over TCP/IP.A directory is a set of objects with attributes organized in a logical and hierarchical manner. The most common example is the telephone directory, which consists of a series of names (either of persons or organizations) organized alphabetically, with each name having an address and phone number attached.