LDAP typically uses one of these types of communication channels:

A MID Server connection communicates over HTTP on port 80 by default. This

communication channel does not require a certificate. The connection between the
MID Server and the instance is over HTTPS (port 443). You can use the MID Server to
import data over LDAP, but you cannot use the MID Server for LDAP authentication.
Proceed to Define the LDAP Server.
A standard LDAP integration communicates over TCP on port 389 by default. This
communication channel does not require a certificate. Proceed to Define the LDAP
Server.
An SSL-encrypted LDAP integration (LDAPS) communicates over TCP on port 636 by
default, This communication channel requires a certificate. Proceed to Upload the
X.509 Certificate to obtain and upload the certificate.
A VPN connection communicates over an IPSEC tunnel. Purchase or create an IPSEC
tunnel on your local network. Proceed to Define the LDAP Server.
A MID server initiates one connection to an LDAP server via port 398, then
initiates an encrypted HTTPS connection to an instance via port 443 to push data to
the instance. When using a MID server, the instance does not make the connection to
the LDAP server. The MID server does.

The instance can also connect to the LDAP server directly, using LDAP or LDAPS,
either over the internet or through a VPN tunnel.

For more information about VPNs, Mid Servers, and LDAP, see You Don't Need A VPN
Part II on the ServiceNow Community.

MID Server

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The Management, Instrumentation, and Discovery (MID) Server is a Java application
that runs as a Windows service or UNIX daemon on a server in your local network.
The MID Server enables communication and the movement of data between a ServiceNow
instance and external applications, data sources, and services.

The MID Server initiates all communications with the ServiceNow� instance. This
communication is recorded as records in the ECC Queue, which acts as the
communication log between the instance and the MID Server. The MID Server picks up
any work it has to do from the ECC Queue and returns the results of that work to
the queue.

ServiceNow applications that use the MID Server:-

Discovery
Orchestration
Service Mapping
Event Management
Operational Intelligence
Cloud Management
IntegrationHub
Cloud Insights

External applications that use the MID Server:-

Import Sets
Microsoft SMS/SCCM
LANDesk Maintenance Suite
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
Microsoft MIIS