The perl-ldap distribution is a collection of perl modules which provide an object orientated interface to LDAP servers. The perl-ldap distribution has several advantages: * By using the perl object interface the perl-ldap modules provide programmers with an interface which allows complex searches of LDAP directories with only a small amount of code. * All the perl-ldap modules are written entirely in perl, which means that the library is truly cross-platform compatible. No C or XS extension are used so no C compiler is needed to install the modules.