The following is a list of software programs that can communicate with and/or host directory services via the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Client software
editCross-platform
edit- Admin4[1] - an open source LDAP browser and directory client for Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows, implemented in Python.
- Apache Directory Server/Studio - an LDAP browser and directory client for Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows, and as a plug-in for the Eclipse development environment.
- FusionDirectory,[2] a web application under license GNU General Public License developed in PHP for managing LDAP directory and associated services.
- JXplorer - a Java-based browser that runs in any operating environment.
- JXWorkBench [3] - a Java-based plugin to JXplorer that includes LDAP reporting using the JasperReports reporting engine.
- LDAP Account Manager - a PHP based webfrontend for managing various account types in an LDAP directory.
- phpLDAPadmin - a web-based LDAP administration tool for creating and editing LDAP entries in any LDAP server.
- LDAP User Manager - A simple PHP interface to add LDAP users and groups. Also has a self-service password change feature. Designed to be run as a Docker container.
- SLAMD - an open source load generation software suite, for testing multiple application protocols, including LDAP. Also contains tools for creating test data and test scripts.[citation needed]
- RoundCube - an open source and free PHP IMAP client with support with LDAP based address books.
- GOsa² - provides a powerful framework for managing accounts and systems in LDAP databases[citation needed]
- web2ldap,[4] a web application under license Apache License 2.0 developed in Python for managing LDAP directories.
- OpenDJ - a Java-based LDAP server and directory client that runs in any operating environment, under license CDDL
- LDAP Explorer[5] - a VS Code extension to browse LDAP servers
Linux/UNIX
edit- Evolution - the contacts part of GNOME's PIM can query LDAP servers.
- KAddressBook - the address book application for KDE, capable of querying LDAP servers.
- OpenLDAP - a free, open source implementation.
- diradm / diradm-2 - A nearly complete nss/shadow suite for managing POSIX users/groups/data in LDAP.
- System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - a system service to access remote directories and authentication mechanisms [6]
Mac OS X
edit- Contacts - an LDAP-aware address book application built into Mac OS X.
- Directory Utility - a utility for configuring access to several types of directory servers, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X.
- Workgroup Manager - a utility for configuring access to several types of directory servers, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X Server and one of Apple's Server Admin Tools.
- Slapd - from the Univ of Michigan
Microsoft Windows
edit- Active Directory Explorer - a freeware LDAP client tool from Microsoft[7]
- LDAP Admin - a free, open source LDAP directory browser and editor
- Ldp is an LDAP client included with Microsoft Windows
- NetTools - is a freeware utility for AD troubleshooting and includes an LDAP client[8]
- ActivMann- is a freeware utility for managing users and groups in Active Directory
Middleware
editServer software
editDeveloper | Software license[a] | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|
389 Directory Server (formerly Fedora Directory Server) | Red Hat | GPL linking exception[9] with exception to allow linking to non-GPL[10] | |
Active Directory | Microsoft | Proprietary | |
Authorized Entities Directory (Æ-DIR) | Michael Ströder | Apache 2.0 | based on OpenLDAP with additional tools |
Apache Directory Server | Apache Software Foundation | Apache 2.0 | |
Apple Open Directory - A fork of the OpenLDAP project | Apple Inc. | Proprietary[11] | |
BEJY LDAP Server,[12] a Java LDAP Server. | Stefan "Bebbo" Franke | GPL | |
CA Directory | CA Technologies | Proprietary | |
Critical Path Directory Server | Critical Path | Proprietary | Now owned by Synchronoss Technologies. |
Directory services - A fork of the OpenDJ project | ForgeRock | Proprietary | |
DirX Directory | Atos (ex-Siemens) | [citation needed] | |
FreeIPA | Red Hat (using 389 Directory Server) | GPL | |
IBM Tivoli Directory Server | IBM | Proprietary | |
ldapjs,[13] implementation of LDAP in JavaScript on Node.js. | Mark Cavage[14] | MIT | |
Mandriva Directory Server, now part of Mandriva Management Console | Mandriva development team | GPL | |
/ Meerkat DSA | Wildboar Software | MIT | Also supports the full X.500 directory protocols: DAP, DSP, and DOP |
Nexor Directory | [citation needed] | [citation needed] | |
NetIQ eDirectory | NetIQ | Proprietary | Successor to eDirectory and NDS |
OpenBSD ldapd[15] | Martin Hedenfalk, OpenBSD | ISC | |
OpenDJ | Open Identity Platform Community | CDDL | A fork of the OpenDS project developed by ForgeRock, until 2016,[16] now maintained by OpenDJ Community |
OpenDS | Sun Microsystems | CDDL | CDDL-licensed product no longer maintained, now Oracle Unified Directory. |
OpenLDAP | Kurt Zeilenga and others (based on Slapd) | OpenLDAP Public License | |
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition[17] | Oracle, based on Sun DSEE | Proprietary | |
Oracle Internet Directory | Oracle | Proprietary | |
Oracle Unified Directory | Oracle, based on OpenDS | Proprietary | |
PingDirectory (formerly UnboundID Directory Server[18]) | Ping Identity | Proprietary | Based on OpenDS. UnboundID was purchased by Ping |
RadiantOne | Radiant Logic | [citation needed] | |
Red Hat Directory Server | Red Hat | GPL plus exception | Commercial version of 389 Directory Server |
ReOpenLDAP[19] | Peter-Service R&D | AGPL and OpenLDAP Public License | fork of OpenLDAP with improved stability for highload and multi-master clustering |
Samba4 - Active Directory compatible Domain Controller | Samba Team | GPLv3 | |
Slapd - Standalone LDAP Daemon | University of Michigan | Free[citation needed] | superseded by OpenLDAP[20] |
Sun Java System Directory Server | Sun Microsystems | [citation needed] | no longer maintained |
Wren:DS[21] | Wren Security[22] | CDDL | A community driven open-source fork of OpenDJ project. |
Notes
edit- ^ Licenses here are a summary, and are not to be a full list of terms. Some packages may use libraries under different licenses.
References
edit- ^ "Admin4.org | Admin4 - Management of DNS, LDAP, IMAP, PostgreSQL and more". www.admin4.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Home". www.fusiondirectory.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "JXWorkBench Enterprise LDAP Admin". www.jxworkbench.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "web2ldap - LDAP client for the web". www.web2ldap.de. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "LDAP Explorer - Visual Studio Marketplace". fengtan. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Chapter 2. Using Active Directory as an Identity Provider for SSSD Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7".
- ^ Russinovich, Mark (2012-11-15). "AD Explorer". technet.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ "NetTools – Swiss army knife for AD troubleshooting". nettools.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "389 Directory Server - Licensing".
- ^ "389 Directory Server - GPL Exception License Text".
- ^ "Mac OS X Server Software License Agreement". Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "BEJY LDAP Server".
- ^ "ldapjs". ldapjs. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "mcavage (Mark Cavage) 路 GitHub". Github.com. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "ldapd". Martin Hedenfalk. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ^ "ForgeRock has shuttered the open-source community, and no longer allows new development on their platform under a permissive license". timeforafork. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/index-085178.html [bare URL]
- ^ UnboundID Directory Server
- ^ ReOpenLDAP on GitHub
- ^ UMich DirSvcs
- ^ wrends on GitHub
- ^ "Wren Security".