Active Directory integration
XenDesktop relies on Active Directory for its operations. AD provides a data store that stores information related to users, computers, services, and other objects. The Delivery Controller and VDA depend upon the AD to establish trust relationships to secure communication.
XenDesktop controllers and VDA use AD for a number of tasks, such as:
- Authentication: End users authenticate to DDC and VDA using Active Directory
- Management console authentication: Administrators authenticate to DDC using AD credentials to make any changes to the XenDesktop site
- Kerberos: DDC and VDAs use the Kerberos security feature provided by AD to establish secure and encrypted communication channel
- Controller Discovery using Active Directory: Virtual ...
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