Active Directory Documentation
URL: https://www.outsystems.com/forge/component-overview/11128/active-directory-core-simplified
Active Directory is a directory service that employs the LDAP protocol and is a Microsoft service. Many companies utilize it because of its simplicity of use and connectivity with other Microsoft products.
Although OutSystems currently supports AD login, you can use this component to expand CRUD operations to users and groups.
If you've heard of LDAP, you're aware of how unpleasant it can be at times. To get the information you need, you must utilize paths, usernames, and passwords, as well as search through a long list of qualities.
OutSystems supports LDAP and Active Directory authentication.
If you have an Active Directory setup, use that instead of LDAP. It will allow you to easily access groups and users (without requiring a login and password), manage your directory, and import users and groups with complete information.
Installing this component includes everything you need to connect to and operate with your AD.
This component is a library API wrapper that uses tokens to identify connections. It also contains a sample app for configuring connections and managing users and groups.
The component contains all of the logical parts required to connect to your AD and get user and group information.
Every call to an AD action requires a token, which may be generated using the ActiveDirectory CS module's Save action.
To handle tokens and connections, you may also utilize the Demo module, which contains a Backoffice.
This module offers not only configuration panels for managing tokens and connections, but also user and group lists and details for testing your connection with the AD.
The Users panel lets you search for users, create new users, and confirm login credentials.
Active Directory is a Microsoft service and it's a directory service that uses the LDAP protocol. Many organizations are using it for the ease of use and for the ease of integration with other Microsoft products.
Note: OutSystems already allows AD login out of the box, but you can use this component to extend the CRUD operations over Users and Groups.
If you have heard of LDAP then you know how stressful it can be at times. You have to work with paths, username and password and go over an entire list of attributes to find the information you're looking for.
OutSystems supports authentication through both LDAP and Active Directory.
If you have Active Directory configured then go with it instead of using LDAP. It will provide easy access to groups and users (without the use of username/password), manage your directory, import users, groups with detailed information.
Installing this component has everything necessary to make your connections/operations to your AD.
This component is a wrapper of the library API's making use of tokens to identify connections. It also includes a demo app that will allow you to configure connections and manage your users and groups.
The component has all the logical elements that will allow you to connect to your AD and get user and group information.
Every call to an AD action requires you to have a token which can be created using the Save action from the ActiveDirectory_CS module.
Alternatively you can use the Demo module that includes a Backoffice to manage tokens and connections.
This module includes not only config screens to manage tokens and connections, but also user and group lists and details to try your connection with the AD.
Users screen allow you to search users, create new users or validate login credentials.