Comparison of the LDAP and JNDI Models

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a network protocol for accessing directories. It is based on the X.500, a CCITT standard that is part of the OSI suite of services.
This lesson describes the differences and similarities in the LDAP and JNDI models. Since the LDAP is based on the X.500, this lesson starts by giving an overview of the X.500. It then describes the LDAP (v2 and v3) and its related standards. The rest of this lesson then discusses how LDAP concepts are represented in the JNDI. This includes how LDAP operations and error codes map to JNDI methods and exceptions.

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