Active Directory
directory service created by Microsoft for Windows domain networks
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Active Directory
Summary
Active Directory is a directory service[1]. It draws 1,726 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 is part of Windows Server 2003[6].
- Active Directory is part of Windows Server 2008[7].
- Active Directory is part of Q11226[8].
- Active Directory is part of Q11222[9].
- Active Directory is used for 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 was released on 1999[14].
- Active Directory's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/active-directory-domain-services[15].
- Active Directory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Active Directory[16].
- Active Directory's readable file format is recorded as LDAP Data Interchange Format[17].
- Active Directory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/active-directory[18].
- Active Directory's uses is recorded as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol[19].
- Active Directory's uses is recorded as Kerberos[20].
- Active Directory's uses is recorded as Domain Name Server[21].
- Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Kerberos[22].
- Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol[23].
- Active Directory's protocol is recorded as Domain Name Server[24].
Body
Publication
Active Directory was published on 1999[14]. Part of include Windows Server 2003[6], an operating system[25], founded in 2003[26]; Windows Server 2008[7], an operating system[27], founded in 2008[28]; Q11226[8], an operating system[29], founded in 2009[30]; and Q11222[9], an operating system[31], founded in 2012[32].
Why It Matters
Active Directory draws 1,726 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.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]