https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-integrating-with-Active-Directory-AD-server/m-p/51947#M1716 <P>For practical purposes, AD <STRONG>is</STRONG> LDAP. (Albeit, with Microsoft's TOTALLY WONDERFUL nonstandard extensions ... embrace, extend, ... extinguish?) You can connect Splunk to your AD servers just fine -- however, for simplicity, I would recommend using an AD Global Catalog server/port.</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:24:50 GMT dwaddle 2012-01-16T19:24:50Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-integrating-with-Active-Directory-AD-server/m-p/51946#M1715 <P>I looked at the Using LDAP in Splunk Manual. How can I use AD instead of LDAP?</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:55:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-integrating-with-Active-Directory-AD-server/m-p/51946#M1715 clyde772 2012-01-16T18:55:33Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-integrating-with-Active-Directory-AD-server/m-p/51947#M1716 <P>For practical purposes, AD <STRONG>is</STRONG> LDAP. (Albeit, with Microsoft's TOTALLY WONDERFUL nonstandard extensions ... embrace, extend, ... extinguish?) You can connect Splunk to your AD servers just fine -- however, for simplicity, I would recommend using an AD Global Catalog server/port.</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:24:50 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/Splunk-integrating-with-Active-Directory-AD-server/m-p/51947#M1716 dwaddle 2012-01-16T19:24:50Z