---
id: 5765
title: "LDAP, LDAPS, and Active Directory"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/ldap-ldaps-and-active-directory/"
published_at: "2026-02-13T17:55:19Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "active-directory", "windows-security", "tls", "ldap", "semperis", "ldaps"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5765"
lang: en
---

# LDAP, LDAPS, and Active Directory

## Summary

Why the common 'switch from LDAP to LDAPS' recommendation is mostly ineffective: AD members always use port 389, common workarounds fail, and the post explains what actually hardens AD LDAP.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2026-02-13T17:55:19Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/ldap-ldaps-and-active-directory/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5765