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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

LDAPNightmare: If December Patch Tuesday server updates have not yet been installed, it’s time to do so to avoid DoS or RCE attacks on Active Directory domain controllers as shown by PoC exploit.

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.