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I happen to know of two CIOs of very large enterprises who went with LDAP instead of AD with a very clearly stated goal of not being locked into a single vendor

by Toshio 14y ago

I happen to know of two CIOs of very large enterprises who went with LDAP instead of AD with a very clearly stated goal of not being locked into a single vendor. So it's happening, even if it's just a trickle at the moment.

joss82 14y ago
But to me, comparing LDAP to AD is like comparing an engine to a car, isn't it? LDAP is a protocol, it is not a standalone service. Don't you also need a client-side authentication mechanism and server-side sharing system that is seemlessly compatible with LDAP?