LDAP Data Interchange Format
STANDARD PLAIN TEXT DATA INTERCHANGE FORMAT FOR REPRESENTING LDAP (LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL) DIRECTORY CONTENT AND UPDATE REQUESTS
LDIF
The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard plain text data interchange format for representing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory content and update requests. LDIF conveys directory content as a set of records, one record for each object (or entry).