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LDAP & Active Directory: Enterprise Identity

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LDAP as the backbone of enterprise identity

Active Directory stores all user accounts, computers, groups, and policies for an organization. Every Windows login, file share access, and application authentication involves LDAP queries against domain controllers.

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a hierarchical database optimized for reads — millions of queries per day for user/group lookups, policy application, and access control.

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