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Overview
Developed byMicrosoft
Founded1999
LicenseProprietary
Open source✗ Proprietary
Use caseDirectory services and identity management
Technical
Protocols
KerberosLDAPDNS
Knowledge graph stats
Claims42
Avg confidence94%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 18 days ago
WikidataQ217515
Trust distribution
100% unverified
Governance
EU Risknot classified
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Active Directory

product

Microsoft's directory service for Windows domain networks providing authentication and authorization

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primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Directory services and identity management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
centralized authentication and authorization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Enterprise directory service for authentication and authorization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Directory service for Windows domain networks○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Domain authentication and authorization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Windows domain authentication and authorization○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
false○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Proprietary○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Microsoft○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Microsoft○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Kerberos○UnverifiedHighFresh1
LDAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1
DNS○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Windows Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Microsoft Azure○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SharePoint Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Exchange Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft Exchange○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft Exchange Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft SharePoint○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports authentication method

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Single Sign-On○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
1999○UnverifiedHighFresh1
2000○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
1999○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Included with Windows Server license○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Server license based○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
1999○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
X.500 directory services○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Okta○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
OpenLDAP○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
FreeIPA○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OpenLDAP○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Apache Directory Server○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Novell eDirectory○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

Microsoft AzureSharePoint ServerExchange ServerMicrosoft ExchangeMicrosoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft SharePoint

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Claim count: 42Last updated: 4/26/2026Edit history