How to do it...

For IdFW to work, NSX will need to be synchronized to Directory Services first and, in this example, we will use Active Directory. Once NSX Manager is able to query Active Directory and is synchronized, a Security Group based on the domain user group can be used to construct DFW rules for IdFW.

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