RFC 1823 · INFORMATIONAL · 1995

The LDAP Application Program Interface

Overview

RFC 1823, “The LDAP Application Program Interface”, is an Informational document published in August 1995 by T. Howes, M. Smith. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a C language application program interface to the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP). This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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