Active Directory

Summary

Active Directory is a directory service^[1]. It draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (directory_service category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Active Directory's instance of is recorded as directory service^[3].
• Active Directory's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[4].
• Active Directory's operating system is recorded as Q11219^[5].
• Active Directory's part of is recorded as Windows Server 2003^[6].
• Active Directory's part of is recorded as Windows Server 2008^[7].
• Active Directory's part of is recorded as Q11226^[8].
• Active Directory's part of is recorded as Q11222^[9].
• Active Directory's has use is recorded as authentication^[10].
• Active Directory's platform is recorded as Q182933^[11].
• Active Directory's platform is recorded as Q272629^[12].
• Active Directory's platform is recorded as IA-64^[13].
• Active Directory's publication date is recorded as +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Active Directory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011bm^[15].
• Active Directory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph305451^[16].
• Active Directory's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/active-directory-domain-services^[17].
• Active Directory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Active Directory^[18].
• Active Directory's readable file format is recorded as LDAP Data Interchange Format^[19].
• Active Directory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/active-directory^[20].
• Active Directory's uses is recorded as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol^[21].
• Active Directory's uses is recorded as Kerberos^[22].
• Active Directory's uses is recorded as Domain Name Server^[23].
• Active Directory's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02169318n^[24].
• Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Kerberos^[25].
• Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol^[26].
• Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Domain Name Server^[27].

Body

Publication

Active Directory's publication date is recorded as +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14]. Part of include Windows Server 2003^[6], an operating system^[28], founded in 2003^[29]; Windows Server 2008^[7], an operating system^[30], founded in 2008^[31]; Q11226^[8], an operating system^[32], founded in 2009^[33]; and Q11222^[9], an operating system^[34], founded in 2012^[35].

Why It Matters

Active Directory draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (directory_service category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]