Developing Secure Applications with Visual Basic

Chapter 12. Working with Active Directory Security (ADSI) and an LDAP Server

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Active Directory and Security

• Active Directory Object Schemas

• Network Groups and Users

• Active Directory Object Security

• Searching Active Directory

One of the newest technologies being introduced with Windows 2000 is the Active Directory. This is a directory service that enables objects and services to be published in a distributed directory. Active Directory makes it easy for applications to locate and use network services such as printers, databases, and email and fax servers. If you have an application that many people within an organization need to have access to, you can publish the application in the organization's Active Directory, and any user who ...