# ColdFusion Support for LDAP

A ColdFusion application developed for an organization's intranet could easily include LDAP query and output capability from its internal LDAP server and from allied servers. Changes in the directory structure would, presumably, be updated in the application code. Venturing into the wider world of the Internet needs special attention, though. Communication with data source administrators is as important in LDAP implementations as it is in other data-driven applications.

The CFLDAP tag extends ColdFusion's query capabilities to TCP network directory services. CFLDAP offers developers significant opportunities in several areas:

- Create Internet White Pages for users to easily locate people and resources and to receive information about them. Selected ODBC data (names, contact information, etc.) can be copied to an LDAP server.
- Provide a front end to manage and update directory entries.
- Build applications that incorporate data from directory queries in their processes.