LDAP Directory Modernization: Migrating from Legacy Directory Services to Cloud Identity

LDAP directories are the cockroaches of enterprise IT — they survive everything. Organizations that modernized their web apps to microservices and moved their databases to the cloud still have OpenLDAP or Active Directory at the center of their identity infrastructure, often running on hardware that should have been recycled years ago. The pressure to modernize is mounting. Windows Server 2025 tightens LDAP signing requirements. OpenLDAP’s maintainer situation remains precarious. And every new SaaS app wants OIDC or SAML, not an LDAP bind. ...

Feb 05, 2026 · 6 min · 1138 words · IAMDevBox