cn=Directory Manager

Ever since I started looking at Android a little over a year ago, I've had a simple LDAP client in one form or another. Since the UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java works on Android, it wasn't too difficult to put a simple GUI on top of it that allows you to perform LDAP searches. However, until recently it wasn't in a state that I felt was suitable for publishing. Prompted by the Android Developer Labs (which I attended earlier tonight), I finally got around to making it presentable, and as of a few minutes ago, the app is now available for free in the Android Market. It's far from a masterpiece, but it can be pretty useful if you want to access LDAP content. Some of the features it has include:

• It has support for multiple servers. Each server definition includes an address, port, security mechanism (none, SSL, or StartTLS), optional bind DN and password, and optional base DN.
  
  
• You can customize the type of search to perform. It has a drop-down that allows you to select the type of search (last name, first name, full name, e-mail address, or user ID), or if you want you can enter your own LDAP search filter.
  
  
• If multiple entries are returned, you can see a brief summary of each. Tapping on one of them will take you to a more complete view of the entry. Long-tapping will pop up a menu with options for the entry (view a formatted representation, view an LDIF representation, copy the DN to the clipboard, or copy the LDIF representation to the clipboard).
  
  
• When viewing a single entry, clicking on the header for that entry will allow you to view the entry as LDIF, copy the DN to the clipboard, or copy the LDIF representation to the clipboard.
  
  
• Clicking on a telephone number in an entry will allow you to dial or send an SMS message to that number, or copy the number to the clipboard.
  
  
• Clicking on an e-mail address in an entry will allow you to send an e-mail to that address, or copy the address to the clipboard.
  
  
• Clicking on a postal address or ZIP code in an entry will allow you to show a map of that location, navigate to that location, or copy the address to the clipboard.
  
  
• Clicking on any other attribute in an entry will allow you to copy the value of that attribute to the clipboard.
  
  
• A button at the bottom of the panel for a user entry will allow you to add information about that user to your local contacts.
  
  

If you have an Android device, then you can find this application in the market just by searching for "LDAP" (it's currently the only match). The full name is "LDAP Client" and the author is "Neil Wilson". I hope to improve it further in the future, but I at least wanted to get this reasonably-functional version out there for people that have a use for it.