LDAP Information

LDAP is a light weight directory access standard designed to fit into the larger concept of X.500 as defined by OSI. LDAP can be used standalone or as an interface to an existing X.500 server, however our implementation is based on the standalone LDAP daemon slapd from University of Michigan.

A directory, in terms of computer sciences, basically constitutes a simple form of database which will typically be accessed frequently, whiches values are generally changed rather infrequently and where chnges need not take place immediately (i. e. a slightly inconsistent state can be tolerated if consistency is eventually restituted).

The directory can be accessed via any ldap-client (netscape address book, graphic frontends, text-based tools - ldapsearch, ldapmodify, ...) but is probably easiest accessed through the web interface found here.