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Implementing LDAP Remote Authentication
LightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol(LDAP)isanetworkingprotocol
forqueryingandmodifyingdirectoryservicesrunningoverTCP/IP.A
clientstartsanLDAPsessionbyconnectingtoanLDAPserver(the
defaultTCPportis389).Theclientthensendsoperationrequeststothe
server,andtheserversendsresponsesinturn.
Remind
er:MicrosoftActiveDirectoryfunctionsnativelyasanLDAP
authenticationserver.
¾ To use the LDAP authentication protocol, enter the
following information:
1. TypetheIPAddressorDNSnameofyourLDAPremote
authenticationserverinthePrimaryLDAPServerfield.Whenthe
EnableSecureLDAPoptionischecked,theDNSnamemustbeused.