11.9 Active Directory Integration

Abbreviation:

• AD - Active Directory

• ADFS - Active Directory Federation Services

• SSO - Single Sign On

• SAML - Secure Assertive Mark-up Language

Exam may ask you:

• Can you authenticate with Active Directory? Ans: Yes, it is using SAML.

• Whether or not you are authenticating to active directory first and then given a temporary security credential? Or, if you get the temporary security credential first, which is then authenticated against active directory? Ans: You always authenticate against active directory first, and then you will be assigned the temporary security credential.

Another example of the diagram above on AWS docs: