ITE 221 - Fall 2012 - Chapter 13

PURPOSE:

The chapter describes client-server and multi-user application architecture and discusses their advantages compared to centralized applications. It explains how operating systems and network protocol stacks cooperate so users and programs can access remote resources.

ITE 221 – Chapter 13 – Blog

 

Difference between LDAP and Active Directory

 

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LDAP is a protocol for accessing information from directory services.  Active Directory is Microsoft’s propritery directory service. LDAP can be conformed to so that Active Directory can understand and respond to its requests.

 

LDAP was created as a product of cooperation between telecom companies to create a protocol that could be used to pull data from a server across TCP/IP.  Active Directory was created by Microsoft that is based on LDAP. Originally it was meant to provide data via LDAP but has gone on to include other services.

 

In conclusion, here are some of the differences between LDAP and Active Directory:

 

·         LDAP is a protocol for retrieving information from directory services like Active Directory.

·         LDAP is older than Active Directory.

·         LDAP is an industry wide creation while Active Directory is a proprietary Microsoft product.

·         Active Directory is primarily a Windows based program.

·         Active Directory also provides services outside of the scope of LDAP.