LDAP defines a relatively simple protocol for updating and searching directories running over TCP/IP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP * A Wiki that's all about LDAP: http://www.paldap.org/ (PALDAP: A Lazy Directory Administrator's Pal) * LDAP FAQ & RoadMap: http://www.kingsmountain.com/ldapRoadmap.shtml * An OpenSource implementation is at http://www.openldap.org/ . ChrisBetts has a JavaLanguage LDAP browser client: http://jexplorer.org/ ---- CategoryCommunicationProtocol