Why developers like OpenLDAP

What is OpenLDAP?

It is a free, open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. Lightweight Directory Access is an application protocol that is used to crosscheck information on the server end.

OpenLDAP is a tool in the User Management and Authentication category of a tech stack.

Who uses OpenLDAP?

Companies

26 companies reportedly use OpenLDAP in their tech stacks, including MIT, JustChunks, and Demonware.

MIT

JustChunks

Demonware

SMARTTechStack

Internal Tools

Kanteronstack

000webhost

Red Hat BIDS

BPMBOX

Developers

69 developers on StackShare have stated that they use OpenLDAP.

TARDIS

steakknife

AceTravels Booking ...

https://concordiagaming ...

MyStack

000webhost.com infrastructure

xOpsStack

iam

GrayTShirt

OpenLDAP Integrations

Gitea, pfSense, Atlassian Stash, iRedMail, and FreeRADIUS are some of the popular tools that integrate with OpenLDAP. Here's a list of all 11 tools that integrate with OpenLDAP.

Gitea

pfSense

Atlassian Stash

iRedMail

FreeRADIUS

Percona Server for ...

TurboGears

Kallithea

Courier Mail Server

Decisions about OpenLDAP

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose OpenLDAP in their tech stack.

Joshua Dean Küpper

CEO at Scrayos UG (haftungsbeschränkt) · Oct 24, 2019 | 3 upvotes · 10.3K views

Shared insights

Scrayos UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

OpenLDAP is pretty much unrivaled, when it comes to the LDAP-Protocol. Although it is not hard to spot, that the general structure looks a little bit anachronistic in a time of microservices, cloud-native applications and dockerization, it is very reliable, stable and still actively developed.

We use OpenLDAP within a docker-container und interact with it through another docker-container, housing phpLDAPadmin. LDAP is still the gold-standard regarding a centralized, digital directory of the company accounts, structures and permissions and that's why we use it.

It is necessary, however, to install extensions for some features like enhanced group queries, better password algorithms and a few other features, that I'd like to be shipped by default.

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OpenLDAP Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to OpenLDAP?

FreeIPA

FreeIPA is an integrated Identity and Authentication solution for Linux/UNIX networked environments. A FreeIPA server provides centralized authentication, authorization and account information by storing data about user, groups, hosts and other objects necessary to manage the security aspects of a network of computers.

Postman

It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.

Postman

It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.

Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers. It's built and run by you as part of the Stack Exchange network of Q&A sites. With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about programming.

Google Maps

Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.

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