Active Directory LDAP Compliance

Published: December 2, 2003

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•	What's New in Active Directory
•	Windows 2000 Active Directory
•	Enterprise Management with the Group Policy Management Console
•	Introducing the Windows Server 2003 Family

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Summary

This paper discusses the origins of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) within Microsoft products and, specifically, the implementation of and conformance to the LDAPv3 Proposed Standard within Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Included for reference are matrixes detailing supported Request for Comments (RFCs).

Included in This Document

•	What is LDAP?
•	What Does It Mean to Be LDAP Compliant?
•	Active Directory's LDAP Compliance
•	Compliance Misconceptions
•	Directory Interoperability
•	Additional Resources

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