Directory Services: LDAP / AD

Directory Services: LDAP / AD

Active Directory

Directory services are software applications used to store, organize, and manage information about resources on a network. They are used to provide a central and structured database in which information about users, groups, computers, printers and other network resources can be stored. The Gauss IT Center provides two main services for central authentication:

  •     LDAP Field of application: logon to various IT service systems
  •     AD (Active Directory) Field of application:  Logon to the pool rooms in the Gauss-IT-Zentrum and the central Mail-System.

Integration of the address book for mail clients