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Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. Windows Server operating systems include it as a set of processes and services. Originally, only centralized domain management used Active Directory. However, it ultimately became an umbrella title for various directory-based identity-related services.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAML | instance of | AD FS uses many popular open standards to pass token credentials | 0.80 | text |
| OAuth or OpenID Connect | instance of | AD FS uses many popular open standards to pass token credentials | 0.80 | text |
| LDAP | instance of | Accessing the objects in Active Directory databases is possible through various interfaces | 0.80 | text |
| ADSI | instance of | Accessing the objects in Active Directory databases is possible through various interfaces | 0.80 | text |
| messaging API | instance of | Accessing the objects in Active Directory databases is possible through various interfaces | 0.80 | text |
| and Security Accounts Manager services.Objects usedActive Directory structures consist of information about objects classified into two categories | instance of | Accessing the objects in Active Directory databases is possible through various interfaces | 0.80 | text |
| computers | instance of | A domain is a logical group of network objects | 0.80 | text |
| users | instance of | A domain is a logical group of network objects | 0.80 | text |
| and devices that share the same Active Directory database.On the other hand | instance of | A domain is a logical group of network objects | 0.80 | text |
| a tree is a collection of domains | instance of | A domain is a logical group of network objects | 0.80 | text |
| domain trees in a contiguous namespace linked in a transitive trust hierarchy | instance of | A domain is a logical group of network objects | 0.80 | text |
| business units | instance of | This decision is critical and can base on various models | 0.80 | text |
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