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Active Directory is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It provides authentication, authorization, and other identity-related services, such as domain controllers, certificate services, federation services, and rights management services.
Both the X.500 protocols and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) use directory information trees as their fundamental data structure. Typically, an X.500 or LDAP deployment for a single organization will have a directory information tree that consists of two parts: a top level name structure for the name of the organization itself
A directory structure is the way an operating system arranges files that are accessible to the user. Learn about the file names, extensions, and folders in Windows, DOS, OS/2, and Unix directory structures.
LDAP is a standard protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over IP networks. It uses port 389 or 636 for secure communication and supports various operations such as search, add, delete, modify and compare.
A Windows domain is a form of a computer network in which all user accounts, computers, printers and other security principals, are registered with a central database on domain controllers. Learn about the configuration, integration, Active Directory and workgroups of Windows domains.
A path is a string of characters that identifies a location in a directory structure. An absolute path starts from the root directory, while a relative path starts from the current working directory. See examples of paths in different operating systems and shells.
A directory is a file system cataloging structure that contains references to other files and possibly other directories. In many operating systems, directories are known as folders, or drawers, analogous to a workbench or the traditional office filing cabinet.
A directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses. It is a shared information infrastructure for locating, managing, administering and organizing everyday items and network resources. Learn about the comparison with relational databases, replication and distribution, and implementations of directory services.