LDAP can be used for authentication over Kerberos in some context:
For a hardware device such as a printer
For an application such as Jenkins
Credentials will usually be entered (in clear) somewhere in the settings.
The typical authentication workflow is:
Client connects to LDAP server and sends username/password stored in settings.
LDAP server checks the credentials against Active Directory database.
After authentication the user can make further LDAP requests as usual.
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