For more information about LDAP, consult the following:
RFC 2251: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3) - Specification of the LDAP version 3 protocol.
RFC 2252: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Attribute Syntax Definitions - More of same, with more detail on attributes.
RFC 2254: The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters - Describes the LDAP search filters, which are used by JNDI to perform directory searches. The LDAP repository’s
QueryBuilderimplementation constructs Query objects, which are essentially LDAP search filters.RFC 2256: A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for use with LDAPv3 - Default LDAP v3 schema that all LDAP directory servers are expected to support.
The Sun JNDI tutorial at http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/tutorial/ - A good guide to both JNDI and LDAP
Your LDAP server-specific documentation. For example, if you have access to a Sun ONE Directory Server installation, browse through the Bookshelf. The Deployment Guide, in particular, is a good source of information.
