The Guide

LDAP/S

What's LDAP/S as a protocol?

What Is LDAP?

LDAP is a protocol that is primarily used by Linux systems to communicate with AD

What's The Differnce With LDAPS?

LDAPS (LDAP Secured) is more secure, it uses connection encryption which means if someone is listening on your communications, they'd probably have a hard time understanding what's being sent over the network

What Ports Are Used With This protocol?

The standards are (On the DC, computers communicating with the DC use dynamic ports):

  • 389 -> LDAP / LDAP with STARTTLS (Encrypted connection but starts as unencrypted -> can be vulnerable to attacks)
  • 636 -> LDAPS

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