UCSC Campus LDAP Directory Services

The Campus LDAP Directory service provides authorized UCSC users and services with an integrated source of directory information while also providing authentication and authorization services.  LDAP, which stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, refers to a set of software protocols and an information model for accessing data within directories.

Several disparate sources of directory information have existed across campus, each maintaining a slightly different cross-section of authoritative and semi-authoritative information. The Campus LDAP is an effort to help resolve these problems by diminishing redundancy and minimizing the probability of searches returning outdated or conflicting information. Further, implementing the Campus LDAP increases the practicality of deploying applications that leverage directory information from authoritative sources and reducing the number of passwords that need to be managed for numerous campus systems.

 Technical Documentation

• UC Santa Cruz Campus LDAP Attribute Schema (not yet available)
• OpenLDAP Administrator’s Guide
• Instructions for establishing a secure SSL connection to LDAP with ColdFusion
• Instructions for establishing a secure SSL connection to LDAP with Java
• Instructions for establishing an LDAP connection with PHP
• Resource for LDAP with perl

How to get help

• For information contact the Help Desk or submit a SlugHub Ticket