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| name                   = OpenLDAP  | | name                   = OpenLDAP  | ||
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| language               = Multilingual  | | language               = Multilingual  | ||
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| genre                  = Network management software  | | genre                  = Network management software<br />User management software  | ||
| license                = OpenLDAP Public License<ref name="Lic">{{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html |title=OpenLDAP Public License for 2.4.30 |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>  | | license                = OpenLDAP Public License<ref name="Lic">{{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html |title=OpenLDAP Public License for 2.4.30 |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>  | ||
| website                = [http://www.openldap.org/ OpenLDAP.org]  | | website                = [http://www.openldap.org/ OpenLDAP.org]  | ||
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'''OpenLDAP''' is an open-source implementation of the platform-independent Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) developed by the OpenLDAP Project and is released under its own BSD-style license called the OpenLDAP Public License.<ref name="Lic" /> Several common Linux distributions include OpenLDAP Software for LDAP support. The software also runs on BSD-variants, as well as AIX, Android, HP-UX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, and z/OS.  | '''OpenLDAP''' is an open-source implementation of the platform-independent Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) developed by the OpenLDAP Project and is released under its own BSD-style license called the OpenLDAP Public License.<ref name="Lic" /> Several common Linux distributions include OpenLDAP Software for LDAP support. The software also runs on BSD-variants, as well as AIX, Android, HP-UX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, and z/OS.  | ||
==Product history==  | |||
The OpenLDAP Project was started on August 25, 1998 by Kurt Zeilenga, followed up with a release of version 1.0 the next day.<ref name="Birthday" /><ref name="FTPMirror" /> The project started by cloning the LDAP reference source from the University Of Michigan, where a long-running project had supported development and evolution of the LDAP protocol. The program moved up to version 2.0 a couple of years later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/software/roadmap.html |title=OpenLDAP Release Road Map |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>  | |||
As of May 2012, the OpenLDAP Project has three core team members: Howard Chu (Chief Architect), Pierangelo Masarati, and Kurt Zeilenga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/project/ |title=The OpenLDAP Project Overview |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>. There are numerous other important and active contributors including Luke Howard, Hallvard Furuseth, Quanah Gibson-Mount, and Gavin Henry.  | |||
Additionally, the OpenLDAP Project is home to a number of sub-projects:  | Additionally, the OpenLDAP Project is home to a number of sub-projects:  | ||
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* JLDAP - LDAP Class Libraries for Java    | * JLDAP - LDAP Class Libraries for Java    | ||
* JDBC-LDAP - Java JDBC - LDAP Bridge Driver  | * JDBC-LDAP - Java JDBC - LDAP Bridge Driver  | ||
==Features==  | ==Features==  | ||
Some of the primary features of OpenLDAP include<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Deployment_Guide/s1-ldap-v3.html |title=25.1.1. OpenLDAP Features |work=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide |publisher=Red Hat, Inc  | Some of the primary features of OpenLDAP include<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Deployment_Guide/s1-ldap-v3.html |title=25.1.1. OpenLDAP Features |work=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide |publisher=Red Hat, Inc |date=2007 |accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>:  | ||
* LDAPv3 support  | * LDAPv3 support  | ||
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A few OpenLDAP instructional videos can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC504D22F076979F8 YouTube].  | A few OpenLDAP instructional videos can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC504D22F076979F8 YouTube].  | ||
==Entities using OpenLDAP==  | |||
==Further reading==  | ==Further reading==  | ||
* {{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/ |title=OpenLDAP Software 2.4 Administrator's Guide |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation}}  | * {{cite web |url=http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/ |title=OpenLDAP Software 2.4 Administrator's Guide |publisher=OpenLDAP Foundation}}  | ||
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gracion.com/server/whatldap.html |title=What is LDAP |publisher=Gracion Software}}  | * {{cite web |url=http://www.gracion.com/server/whatldap.html |title=What is LDAP? |publisher=Gracion Software}}  | ||
==External links==  | ==External links==  | ||
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[[Category:Network management software (open source)]]  | [[Category:Network management software (open source)]]  | ||
[[Category:Security software (open source)]]  | |||
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| Developer(s) | OpenLDAP Foundation | 
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 26, 1998[1][2] | 
| Stable release | 
 2.6.3 (July 14, 2022) [±] | 
| Preview release | none [±] | 
| Written in | C | 
| Operating system | Cross-platform | 
| Available in | Multilingual | 
| Type | 
Network management software User management software  | 
| License(s) | OpenLDAP Public License[3] | 
| Website | OpenLDAP.org | 
OpenLDAP is an open-source implementation of the platform-independent Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) developed by the OpenLDAP Project and is released under its own BSD-style license called the OpenLDAP Public License.[3] Several common Linux distributions include OpenLDAP Software for LDAP support. The software also runs on BSD-variants, as well as AIX, Android, HP-UX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, and z/OS.
Product history
The OpenLDAP Project was started on August 25, 1998 by Kurt Zeilenga, followed up with a release of version 1.0 the next day.[2][1] The project started by cloning the LDAP reference source from the University Of Michigan, where a long-running project had supported development and evolution of the LDAP protocol. The program moved up to version 2.0 a couple of years later.[4]
As of May 2012, the OpenLDAP Project has three core team members: Howard Chu (Chief Architect), Pierangelo Masarati, and Kurt Zeilenga.[5]. There are numerous other important and active contributors including Luke Howard, Hallvard Furuseth, Quanah Gibson-Mount, and Gavin Henry.
Additionally, the OpenLDAP Project is home to a number of sub-projects:
- Fortress - Role-based identity access management Java SDK
 - JLDAP - LDAP Class Libraries for Java
 - JDBC-LDAP - Java JDBC - LDAP Bridge Driver
 
Features
Some of the primary features of OpenLDAP include[6]:
- LDAPv3 support
 - IPv6 support
 - LDAP over IPC
 - updated C API
 - LDIFv1 support
 - enhanced stand-alone LDAP server
 
Hardware/software requirements
OpenLDAP installation requirements vary based on the features desired. Those prerequisites can be found on OpenLDAP's FAQ-O-Matic.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
A few OpenLDAP instructional videos can be found on YouTube.
Entities using OpenLDAP
Further reading
- "OpenLDAP Software 2.4 Administrator's Guide". OpenLDAP Foundation. http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/.
 
- "What is LDAP?". Gracion Software. http://www.gracion.com/server/whatldap.html.
 
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ftp.ntua.gr:/mirror/OpenLDAP/openldap-release/". National Technical University of Athens. http://ftp.ntua.gr/mirror/OpenLDAP/openldap-release/. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zeilenga, Kurt (27 August 2007). "Development of OpenLDAP - Re: Reminder: 10 Year Anniversary next year". gmane.org. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.openldap.devel/5524. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "OpenLDAP Public License for 2.4.30". OpenLDAP Foundation. http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 - ↑ "OpenLDAP Release Road Map". OpenLDAP Foundation. http://www.openldap.org/software/roadmap.html. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 - ↑ "The OpenLDAP Project Overview". OpenLDAP Foundation. http://www.openldap.org/project/. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 - ↑ "25.1.1. OpenLDAP Features". Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide. Red Hat, Inc. 2007. http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Deployment_Guide/s1-ldap-v3.html. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
 








