“Create an LDAP authentication diagram where an employee portal binds to an OpenLDAP directory over LDAPS port 636 and searches People and Groups entries.”
Read the decisions behind it.
Identify the application that binds.
Label encrypted LDAPS and its port.
Identify the server receiving searches.
Show the user and group containers.
Use this to explain a basic application-to-directory integration; keep credentials and other secrets out of the diagram.
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Common questions
What does an LDAP bind do?
A bind establishes an LDAP session, often using a service account or user credentials, before the client performs permitted directory operations.
Why label LDAPS 636?
It distinguishes an encrypted LDAP connection from unencrypted LDAP and documents the port used by the application.
What are search bases?
Search bases are distinguished names that limit where an LDAP client looks for users, groups or other entries.