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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

nounid 3138·updated May 9, 2026
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A software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate Intranet.

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Entity Type

Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
LDAP
plural
Lightweight Directory Access Protocols
possessive
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol's
pluralpossessive
Lightweight Directory Access Protocols'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate Intranet.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate Intranet.
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