openldap-client: openldap-client (OpenLDAP client programs) openldap-client: openldap-client: OpenLDAP is an open source implementation of the Lightweight openldap-client: Directory Access Protocol. LDAP is a alternative to the X.500 openldap-client: Directory Access Protocol (DAP). It uses the TCP/IP stack versus openldap-client: the overly complex OSI stack. openldap-client: openldap-client: LDAP is often used to provide authentication (such as for email). openldap-client: openldap-client: The OpenLDAP homepage is http://www.openldap.org/ openldap-client: