Are there any JNDI service providers which support Micrsofts Windows security/authentication services?
Location: http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=344902 Created: Mar 5, 2001 Modified: 2001-03-15 15:50:20.522 Author: mark wilcox (http://www.jguru.com/guru/viewbio.jsp?EID=344899) Question originally posed by John Mitchell PREMIUM (http://www.jguru.com/guru/viewbio.jsp?EID=4 Microsoft’s sytsems can be broken down into 5 discrete areas: • Messaging — Exchange has a quite capable LDAP interface • NT Domains — There’s no way to get access to NT domains from JNDI currently • ActiveDirectory — Active Directory is an LDAP capable system • Windows 2000 Authentication — Win2K authentication via ActiveDirectory is through Kerberos. So JNDI isn’t valid here, that’s a JAAS issue. • Windows 2000 DNS — You should be able to manage Windows 2000 DNS system either from LDAP through AD or via the JNDI DNS provider.