Commit b20268ef authored by Marcia Ramos's avatar Marcia Ramos

add overview and use-cases for EE-LDAP (replaces !625)

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This is a continuation of the main [LDAP documentation](ldap.md), detailing LDAP
features specific to GitLab Enterprise Edition.
## Overview
[LDAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol)
stands for **Lightweight Directory Access Protocol**, which
is a standard application protocol for
accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services
over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
GitLab integrates with LDAP to support **user authentication**. This integration
works with most LDAP-compliant directory servers, including Microsoft Active
Directory, Apple Open Directory, Open LDAP, and 389 Server.
**GitLab Enterprise Edition** includes enhanced integration, including group
membership syncing.
## Use-cases
- User Sync: Once a day, GitLab will update users against LDAP
- Group Sync: Once an hour, GitLab will update group membership
based on LDAP group members
## User Sync
Once per day, GitLab will run a worker to check and update GitLab
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