{"id":63185,"date":"2022-05-18T13:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=63185"},"modified":"2022-11-01T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T21:52:46","slug":"ldap-injection-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/ldap-injection-explained","title":{"rendered":"What Is LDAP Injection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Directories house some of an organization\u2019s most sensitive information that could be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. LDAP injection attacks take advantage of this risk by leveraging vulnerabilities in the LDAP protocol to access, manipulate, and seize directory data, which can result in anything from spoofed authentication to ransomware attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there are ways to guard against LDAP injection. This article covers how LDAP injection attacks work and how to prevent them in your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDAP Servers, Authentication, and Authorization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to understand the basics of LDAP<\/a> and how it works to fully understand LDAP injection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDAP (lightweight directory authentication protocol) is a protocol that facilitates directory creation, maintenance, and authentication. LDAP can perform the following main functions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n