This is the Java implementation of a new LDAP API. This effort was initially conducted with the OpenDS team.
There are a few existing Java LDAP API around there. Here is a short list and description.
| API | Version | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Directory Client API 1.0 | 1.0.0 | ASL 2.0 | The Apache Directory Server CLient API. |
| Apache Directory Client API 2.0 | 2.0.0 | ASL 2.0 | The Apache Directory Server CLient API, V2. |
| jLDAP | 2008_03-01-1 | OpenLDAP Public License | A Novell(&tm;) contribution to the OpenLDAP project |
| JNDI | 1.2 | Sun license | This is not a pure LDAP API, however it's included in J2SE since Java 5. (Probably the API selected by many developers |
| ldapSDK | 4.17 | Netscape Public License | The Mozilla(&tm;) API, formally the Netscape LDAP API |
| OpenDJ LDAP SDK | 3.0.0 | CDDL | The ForgeRock(&tm;) OpenDJ LDAP SDK |
| OpenDS client API | Discontinued | CDDL | The OpenDS(&tm;) API |
| UnboundID API | 3.2.0 | GPLv2/LGPLv2.1/UnboundID Free Use License | A new API developed by the UnboundID(&tm;) company |
(There may be some more we don't know about)
The User Guide pages gives the list of features the API provides.
This API requires Java 7 or upper.