The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is used to interact with and organize databases. LDAP is very widely used due to the fact that it is an open standard that is used by a number of vendors in their own products—in many cases a directory service like Microsoft’s Active Directory. A directory is a database, … Read more
The topic of code injection is a huge one, encompassing dozens of different languages and environments, and a wide variety of different attacks. It would be possible to write an entire book on any one of these areas, exploring all of the theoretical subtleties of how vulnerabilities can arise and be exploited. Because this is … Read more
What is LDAP? LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. As the name suggests, it is a lightweight client-server protocol for accessing directory services, specifically X.500-based directory services. LDAP runs over TCP/IP or other connection oriented transfer services. X.500 is a model for Directory Services in the OSI concept. It contains namespace definitions and the … Read more