Tap the LDAP Provider to Plumb Active Directory This month, Chris takes a final dive into the depths of ADSI and shows how it works with LDAP to make Active Directory information easily accessible.

LDAP is a highly leveraged communication protocol within Active Directory (AD) and is most commonly used to query information from AD to facilitate authentication and authorization processes.

These include Novell’s NetWare Directory Services (NDS) 3.0, Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD), and Lotus Domino. These primarily use proprietary APIs, but also provide interfaces for LDAP ...

LDAP as a subject in the open source space requires familiarity and even mastery of a significant body of knowledge. Novell and Microsoft have simplified the design and management of LDAP using ...

I am wondering if something exists that could automatically mirror changes in one directory to another. If a new LDAP account is created, it would replicate the same account over to AD.

These Active Directory updates address critical privilege bypass and elevation vulnerabilities. Implement them now if you can.

Tip 6: Active Directory Performance Diagnosis While there are many other troubleshooting tips I could have elaborated on here, this is one that probably isn't well known.

I have successfully put together my own Get-LdapUser and Set-LdapUser functions based on various examples I have found online. Now I need to move on to group membership - adding users to LDAP ...

Two years ago today, Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik confirmed the purhase of two prized enterprise products from AOL - Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Certificate Management System. He also noted ...

This month, Chris takes a final dive into the depths of ADSI and shows how it works with LDAP to make Active Directory information easily accessible.