diff --git a/phosphor-ldap-config/ldap_serialize.hpp b/phosphor-ldap-config/ldap_serialize.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include "ldap_configuration.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace ldap
+{
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+/** @brief Serialize and persist LDAP service status property.
+ *  @param[in] config - const reference to LDAP config object.
+ *  @param[in] path -  path of persistent location where D-Bus property would be
+ *                     saved.
+ *  @return fs::path - pathname of persisted LDAP Config file.
+ */
+fs::path serialize(const Config& config, const fs::path& path);
+
+/** @brief Deserialize LDAP service status into a D-Bus object
+ *  @param[in] path - pathname of persisted LDAP Config file.
+ *  @param[in] config - reference of the object which needs to be deserialized.
+ *  @return bool - true if the deserialization was successful, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool deserialize(const fs::path& path, Config& config);
+
+} // namespace ldap
+} // namespace phosphor