rfc-2251

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3)

M. Wahl, T. Howes, S. Kille

date1997-12 streamIETF areaapp wgasid statusPROPOSED STANDARD pages50 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2251 doi10.17487/RFC2251 errataview

The protocol described in this document is designed to provide access to directories supporting the X.500 models, while not incurring the resource requirements of the X.500 Directory Access Protocol (DAP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

obsoleted by

rfc-4510 — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map
rfc-4511 — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol
rfc-4512 — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models
rfc-4513 — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms

updated by

rfc-3377 — Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Technical Specification
rfc-3771 — The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Intermediate Response Message