Let's us have a quick overview of what LDAP is all about. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) came up during the 1980s for easier accessibility and maintainability of the distributed directory services, which are used over the Internet Protocol network. The frequent usage of LDAP is to implement single sign-on across various applications in different networks. LDAP has standard bodies such as network protocols, directory structure and services provided by the LDAP server. It originated in the University of Michigan and was endorsed by more than 40 companies.
Some industry standard usage of LDAP is as follows:
LDAP is a software network protocol that will provide options for Internet applications to identify organizations, usernames, passwords, and other resources...