September 8, 2016

VUIT and VUMC IT to upgrade enterprise LDAP directory service

On Oct. 4, Vanderbilt IT and VUMC IT will upgrade the university LDAP service to ensure a more highly available and secure enterprise directory service.

v-keyboard-email-computerOn Oct. 4, Vanderbilt IT and VUMC IT will upgrade the university LDAP service to ensure a more highly available and secure enterprise directory service at ldap.vunetid.vanderbilt.edu. LDAP is an enterprise service that software applications can use to authenticate users.

There is no action required for university users and application owners. VUIT does not anticipate a loss of service during this upgrade.

This change will only affect LDAP service to ldap.vunetid.vanderbilt.edu. This upgrade was completed for the VUMC LDAP service Aug. 30.