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Active Directory
A quick introduction to Microsoft Active Directory
What's Active Directory?
Active Directory is microsoft's version for LDAP directory services
What's' LDAP directory services?
I'm sure that's what came straight to mind following my previous answer
The answer is it's a database that contains identity objects so you could use the same identity accross the local network
- Database -> A central place to store information
- Identity objects -> Users, computers, groups, etc
Identity objects contain default attributes and can also contain custom ones as well