{"id":"kwart-ldap-server","name":"ldap-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/kwart/ldap-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/kwart/ldap-server","category":"security","subcategories":[],"tags":["infrastructure","security","auth","directory","ldap","self-hosted"],"what_it_does":"ldap-server is an LDAP server implementation/package intended to run an LDAP service for directory/authentication use cases (e.g., providing LDAP endpoints that clients can bind to and query).","use_cases":["Self-hosted directory services for testing or development","LDAP-based authentication/authorization in legacy or enterprise systems","Building demos/labs around LDAP clients and integrations","Providing an LDAP data source for applications that expect LDAP"],"not_for":["Internet-exposed production directory services without careful hardening","Use cases requiring managed LDAP with enterprise-grade operational guarantees","Workloads needing modern identity providers (e.g., OIDC/SAML) without LDAP bridging"],"best_when":"You can run and secure your own network services and need LDAP compatibility for legacy clients.","avoid_when":"You cannot control deployment security (network segmentation, TLS, access control) or you only need modern auth protocols (OIDC/SAML).","alternatives":["OpenLDAP","Apache Directory Server","389 Directory Server","Microsoft Active Directory (for Windows-centric environments)","FreeIPA (for integrated identity management)"],"af_score":15.5,"security_score":41.0,"reliability_score":5.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:36:36.033661+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["LDAP simple bind","LDAP SASL (if supported by the implementation/config)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"LDAP authentication is typically via bind DN + password (simple bind) or SASL mechanisms; exact mechanisms and configuration are not provided in the supplied data."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Self-hosted software; direct usage pricing is typically not applicable, but there are operational/cloud costs."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":15.5,"security_score":41.0,"reliability_score":5.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":35.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":30.0,"auth_strength":60.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security depends heavily on deployment configuration: enforcing LDAPS/StartTLS, choosing strong auth/bind policies, limiting network exposure, and applying access controls and logging hygiene. LDAP commonly lacks modern fine-grained scopes found in OAuth systems, so authorization controls are typically coarse or schema-driven.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":0.0,"breaking_changes_history":0.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No agent-friendly interface (REST/SDK/MCP) is indicated in the provided info; automation will likely require direct LDAP protocol interactions and careful state/config handling.","LDAP servers often require correct schema/config and are sensitive to network/TLS/cipher settings; misconfiguration can look like authentication or connectivity failures."]}}