Identity management in a corporate environment will use a directory database. We are going to look at Microsoft's Active Directory, where a protocol called the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) manages the users are groups. Let us look at how it works.
Installing and Configuring Identity and Access Services
LDAP
Most companies have identity and access services through a directory that stores objects such as users and computer as X500 objects; these were developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). These object form what is called a distinguished name and are organized and stored by the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
There are only three values in X500 objects; these are DC (domain...
