LEX is a sophisticated LDAP browser and administration tool. LEX - The LDAP Explorer is a GUI based administration tool running on windows platforms, which is able to browse and manage LDAP directory systems. For the LEX user, the look and feel while working with the directory structure is very similar to the windows file explorer. LEX isn't just another LDAP browser, in fact it's an full featured LDAP client for directory services adminstration.

For administrators of directories like OpenLDAP, Active Directory, eDirectory, iPlanet, DirX. Helpful when you develop LDAP applications or when you maintain and automate your directory environment with scripts.

LDAP browsing and object display
1. Display of the container objects in a hierarchical tree view with the according possibilities to navigate. Once a container structure is copied into a local cache, the following LEX program launches are extremely fast.
2. Object list display with any LDAP object attribute as a list column value.
3. The complete attribute list of an object can be shown integrated in the main window (expandable as an horizontal or vertical window pane) or in an separate window.
4. LEX can access several LDAP directories concurrently.
5. All program windows which shows single objects or object lists (for example the results of search operations), are not modal.
6. The display of all Distinguished Names in the program can be switched from the official LDAP notation to Novell dotted notation.
7. Fast fold/unfold options in displaying multi valued attributes for an easy and efficient handling.

LEX supports the following LDAPv2 / LDAPv3 directory systems:
1. OpenLDAP
2. Microsoft Active Directory Services
3. Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS / ADAM)
4. Novell eDirectory
5. Siemens DirX Directory Server
6. Sun/NetScape iPlanet Directory Server
7. Sun Java System Directory Server
8. 389 Directory Server / Fedory Directory Server
9. IBM Secureway LDAP
10. Oracle Internet Directory
11. IBM Tivoli Directory Server
12. Exchange 5.5
13. Any other LDAPv2 / LDAPv3 directory

LEX comes with the following options according to the connection to an LDAP server (Bind-Operation):
1. Anonymous BIND
2. SASL authentication
3. LDAP-SSL connections
4. Logon with the current credentials
5. Paged Result Handling
6. LDAP BIND over TCP or UDP (Transmission Control Protocol / User Datagram Protocol)
7. Connection Profiles: Logon configurations and their credentials can be easily stored in profiles. The profiles are stored in the filesystem with Rijndael encryption so that they are protected against disclosure.
8. Server Detection: In Active Directory or Novell eDirectory environments, LEX can search automatically for available LDAP servers. If the LEX workstation is member of an Active Directory domains, all domain controllers in the entire forest will be detected, with global catalog configuration and site membership.
9. Naming Contexts Fetch: The naming contexts which are published by the LDAP server can be automatically detected, the user doesn't have to enter LDAP base pathnames manually.

LEX Features:
1. Many customized attribute editors for specefic data types - Multi-Object Edit
2. Subtree Rename and Move
3. Paged Result Handling
4. LDAP-SSL Handling
5. Directory Data Export : LDIF, CSV, XML, XLS
6. Directory Data Import: LDIF
7. Powerful LDAP Search Engine
8. LDAP Filter Factory
9. Active Directory Tombstone Reanimation / AD Recycle Bin Access
10. Detailed Object Comparison

Requirements:
* NET Framework

Limitations:
* Limited functionality

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is EUR80.00, you can free download and get a free trial.