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+System.DirectoryServices.Protocols provides a managed implementation of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) version 3 and Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) version 2.0 (V2) standards.
+It primarily uses the `LdapConnection` type for interacting with LDAP servers, using system native libraries to establish TCP/IP or UDP LDAP connections.
+Supports both Windows and Unix, but certain features, such as setting client or server certificate options, are not available on Unix.
## Key Features
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+* Managed implementation of LDAP v3 and DSML V2 standards.
## How to Use
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+Using the `LdapConnection` type, you can establish connections to LDAP servers and issue requests.
+
+Here is a simple example:
+
+```csharp
+using System.DirectoryServices.Protocols;
+
+// Create a new LdapConnection instance using the server URL.
+using (LdapConnection connection = new LdapConnection("ldap.example.com")) {
+
+ // Some credentials
+ connection.Credential = new NetworkCredential(dn, password);
+
+ // Connect to the server
+ connection.Bind();
+
+ // Perform LDAP operations
+}
+```
+
## Main Types
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+* `System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection`
+* `System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryAttribute`
+* `System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryOperation`
+* `System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryRequest`
+* `System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryResponse`
## Additional Documentation
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-* [Conceptual documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/**LIBRARYNAME**/overview)
-* [API documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/**LIBRARYNAME**)
+* [API documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.directoryservices.protocols)
+* [Active Directory Domain Services](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/ad/active-directory-domain-services)
## Related Packages
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+* [System.DirectoryServices](https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.DirectoryServices/)
+
## Feedback & Contributing
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-System.DirectoryServices.Protocols is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT). Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime).
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+System.DirectoryServices.Protocols is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT). Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime).