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We've compiled a list of 11 free and paid alternatives to Microsoft Active Directory. The primary competitors include Samba, Zentyal. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Microsoft Active Directory and Univention Corporate Server, OpenLDAP, FreeIPA. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that Microsoft developed for Windows domain networks...
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that Microsoft developed for Windows domain networks...
Microsoft Active Directory Platforms
Windows
Microsoft Active Directory Overview
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that Microsoft developed for Windows domain networks and included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services.
An AD domain controller authenticates and authorizes all users and computers in a Windows domain type network—assigning and enforcing security policies for all computers and installing or updating software. For example, when a user logs into a computer that is part of a Windows domain, Active Directory checks the submitted password and determines whether the user is a system administrator or normal user.
Active Directory makes use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) versions 2 and 3, Microsoft's version of Kerberos, and DNS.