List of LDAP software
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The following is a list of software programs that can communicate with and/or host directory services via the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Server software
| Product | Vendor | Software license[lower-alpha 1] | Initial Release | Last Release | Last Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389 Directory Server | Red Hat | GPL linking exception[1] with exception to allow linking to non-GPL[2] | 2005, Dec, | 2024, May 15 | 3.1.0 | Formerly Fedora Directory Server |
| Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft | Proprietary | 2008, Oct 27 | 2025 | ? | Known as Azure Active Directory (AAD) as well |
| Jumpcloud | Jumpcloud | Proprietary | 2013, Sept | 2024, Dec 9 | ? | |
| Red Hat Identity Manager (IdM) | Red Hat | Proprietary | 2008, Apr 1 | 2024 | 4.12 | Fork of FreeIPA. Based on (RHEL 9.10 |
| Active Directory | Microsoft | Proprietary | 2000 | 2024, Nov 1 | 91 (WS 2025) | Integrated on Windows Server |
| 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 | 2006, Oct | 2023, Oct 23 | 2.0.0-AM27 | |
| Apple Open Directory - | Apple Inc. | Proprietary[3] | A fork of the OpenLDAP project | |||
| BEJY LDAP Server,[4] | Stefan "Bebbo" Franke | GPL | A Java LDAP Server. | |||
| CA Directory | CA Technologies | Proprietary | 2024, Dec 2nd | 14.1 | CA Tech was acquired by Broadcom Inc in 2018 | |
| Critical Path Directory Server | Critical Path | Proprietary | Now owned by Synchronoss Technologies. | |||
| Directory services - | ForgeRock | Proprietary | A fork of the OpenDJ project | |||
| DirX Directory | ||||||
| FreeIPA | GNU | GPL | 2008, Apr 1 | 2024, June 10 | 4.12.1 | Using 389 Directory Server |
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server | IBM | Proprietary | 2024, Oct 7 | 7.5 | ||
| LDAPJS.[5] | Mark Cavage[6] | MIT | 2009, May 27th | 2025 | 23.6.1 | Implementation of LDAP in JavaScript on Node.js |
| Mandriva Directory Server | Mandriva development team | GPL | 2011 | 2021, Nov 23 | Now part of Mandriva Management Console | |
| Meerkat DSA | Wildboar Software | MIT | Also supports the full X.500 directory protocols: DAP, DSP, and DOP | |||
| Nexor Directory | ||||||
| NetIQ eDirectory | NetIQ | Proprietary | 1993 | 2023, May 31 | 9.2.8 | Successor. Originally known as Novell Directory Services (NDS). Successr of eDirectory and NDS. |
| OpenBSD ldapd[7] | Martin Hedenfalk, OpenBSD | ISC | ||||
| OpenDJ | Open Identity Platform Community | CDDL | 2010, Dec 21 | 2024, May 7 | 4.6.3 | A fork of the OpenDS project developed by ForgeRock, until 2016,[8] now maintained by OpenDJ Community |
| OpenDS | Sun Microsystems | CDDL | 2024, May 7 | 4.6.3 | CDDL-licensed product no longer maintained, now Oracle Unified Directory. | |
| OpenLDAP | Kurt Zeilenga and others (based on Slapd) | OpenLDAP Public License | 1998, Aug 26 | 2024, Nov 26 | 2.6.9 | LDAP clone from University of Michigan |
| Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition[9] | Oracle, based on Sun DSEE | Proprietary | 11g | |||
| Oracle Internet Directory | Oracle | Proprietary | 2023, Jan | 12.2.1.4 | ||
| Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) | Oracle, based on OpenDS | Proprietary | 2024, Apr | 12.2.1.4 | Based on OpenDJ | |
| PingDirectory | Ping Identity | Proprietary | 2002 | 2024, Dec | 10.2.0.0 | Based on OpenDS. Formerly UnboundID Directory Server[10]). Was purchased by Ping Identity in 2016[11] |
| RadiantOne | ||||||
| Red Hat Directory Server | Red Hat | GPL plus exception | 2024, May 15 | 3.1.0 | Commercial version of 389 Directory Server | |
| ReOpenLDAP[12] | Peter-Service R&D | AGPL and OpenLDAP Public License | Fork of OpenLDAP with improved stability for highload and multi-master clustering | |||
| Samba4 | Samba Team | GPLv3 | 1992, Jan | 2025, Jan 6 | 4.21.3 | Active Directory compatible Domain Controller |
| Slapd | University of Michigan | Free | 1993 | 1996 | Standalone LDAP Daemon. Superseded by OpenLDAP[13] | ||
| Sun Java System Directory Server | Sun Microsystems | 2011 | 2011 | No longer maintained | ||
| Wren:DS[14] | Wren Security[15] | CDDL | A community driven open-source fork of OpenDJ project. |
Server software (Env + Auth + Access)
| Name | Environment | Interface | Authentication | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterogenous | Agnostic | AD | GUI | CLI | IAM | SSO | MFA | NTLM | KDC | SA[S,M]L | OAuth | OIDC | FS | |
| Active Directory | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Directory Server | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Directory Server | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FreeIPA | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OpenLDAP | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Entra ID | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- FS: Federation Services
Server software (Features)
| Name | Features | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replication | GPO | LDIF | PKI | LDAP | NTP | DNS | DHCP | POP3 | IMAP | SMB | CIFS | BRS | DRS | |
| Active Directory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Directory Server | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Directory Server | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| FreeIPA | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat IdM | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OpenLDAP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Azure Active Directory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- BRS: Backup Recovery System Backup and Restore
- DRP: Disaster Recovery Plan IT disaster recovery
Client software
Cross-platform
- Admin4[16] - 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,[17] 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 [18] - 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 [19] - an open source load generation software suite, for testing multiple application protocols, including LDAP. Also contains tools for creating test data and test scripts.
- RoundCube - an open source and free PHP IMAP client with support with LDAP based address books.
- web2ldap,[20] 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[21] - a VS Code extension to browse LDAP servers
Linux/UNIX
- 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 [22]
Mac OS X
- 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
- Active Directory Explorer - a freeware LDAP client tool from Microsoft[23]
- 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[24]
- ActivMann- is a freeware utility for managing users and groups in Active Directory
Middleware
Notes
- ↑ Licenses here are a summary, and are not to be a full list of terms. Some packages may use libraries under different licenses.
References
- ↑ "389 Directory Server - Licensing". http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/FAQ/licensing.html#directory-server-licensing.
- ↑ "389 Directory Server - GPL Exception License Text". http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/development/gpl-exception-license-text.html.
- ↑ "Mac OS X Server Software License Agreement". http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSXserver.html.
- ↑ "BEJY LDAP Server". http://bejy.net/downloadldap.wiki.
- ↑ "ldapjs". ldapjs. http://ldapjs.org/. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "mcavage (Mark Cavage) 路 GitHub". Github.com. 2010-08-15. https://github.com/mcavage. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "ldapd". Martin Hedenfalk. http://www.bzero.se/ldapd/.
- ↑ "ForgeRock has shuttered the open-source community, and no longer allows new development on their platform under a permissive license". June 1, 2017. http://www.timeforafork.com/.
- ↑ "Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition". http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/index-085178.html.
- ↑ UnboundID Directory Server
- ↑ Post, Tamara Chuang | The Denver (2016-08-02). "Denver’s Ping Identity makes first big purchase, says new owner is “aggressive about growth”" (in en-US). https://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/02/denvers-ping-identity-makes-first-big-purchase-says-new-owner-is-aggressive-about-growth/.
- ↑ on GitHub
- ↑ UMich DirSvcs
- ↑ on GitHub
- ↑ "Wren Security". https://wrensecurity.org/.
- ↑ "Admin4.org | Admin4 - Management of DNS, LDAP, IMAP, PostgreSQL and more". http://www.admin4.org/.
- ↑ "Home". www.fusiondirectory.org. http://www.fusiondirectory.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "JXWorkBench Enterprise LDAP Admin". www.jxworkbench.com. https://www.jxworkbench.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "SLAMD Distributed Load Generation Engine". https://github.com/dirmgr/slamd.
- ↑ "web2ldap - LDAP client for the web". www.web2ldap.de. https://www.web2ldap.de. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ↑ "LDAP Explorer - Visual Studio Marketplace". fengtan. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fengtan.ldap-explorer. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "Chapter 2. Using Active Directory as an Identity Provider for SSSD Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7". https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/windows_integration_guide/sssd-ad.
- ↑ Russinovich, Mark (2012-11-15). "AD Explorer" (in en). https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/adexplorer.aspx.
- ↑ "NetTools – Swiss army knife for AD troubleshooting". https://nettools.net/ldap-search.
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