Can anyone please let me know why LDAP is considered the best to store user profiles.The usual reason given for the same is that its secure.One reason i know is that data retieval is faster in ldap as compared to a conventional RDBMS. Any pointers for the same will be helpful Regards william
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LDAP defines a standard data structure for storing information like "first name", "last name", "organizational unit", etc. which multiple systems can often use out-of-the-box. With RDBMS's, the situation is not quite the same.