How to: Apache authentication using LDAP Server
Network administrators frequently use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to implement a centralized directory server. You can use LDAP to authenticate users in Apache. Two popular open source LDAP solutions are OpenLDAP and Red Hat Directory Server. According to the Apache documentation, Novell LDAP and iPlanet Directory Server are also supported. This article focuses on OpenLDAP, but the concepts and examples should be applicable to the others.
=> Apache authentication and authorization using LDAP
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Tags: apache authenticate user, apache authentication, directory access protocol, lightweight directory access protocol, openldap ~ Last updated on: October 31, 2007



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