# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. # Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, # and the '|'on the right side marks the last column you can put a # character in. You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be # correct. It's also customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| openldap: openldap (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) openldap: openldap: OpenLDAP is an open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory openldap: Access Protocol. LDAP is a alternative to the X.500 Directory Access openldap: Protocol (DAP). It uses the TCP/IP stack versus the overly complex OSI openldap: stack. openldap: openldap: LDAP is often used to provide authentication (such as for email). openldap: openldap: Homepage: https://www.openldap.org/ openldap: