1. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
Test Creation
Software and
AD/LDAP
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2. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
Overview
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Test creation software and AD/LDAP
What is it?
More about AD/LDAP
AD/LDAP Plug-in
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3. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
Test creation software and AD/LDAP
In addition to the basic requirements described in some of our
other blog posts, there's also AD/LDAP.
 AD/LDAP is not required in order for your testing system to
operate.
 Most test-creation software solutions do not support this
feature.
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4. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
Test creation software and AD/LDAP
 HR and training personnel investigating various testing software
solutions may want to check with their IT departments
regarding this feature.
 If the testing software will be installed on the organization's
servers it is likely that the IT department would be interested in
implementing AD/LDAP.
 If this is a key factor in your selection of a testing software, you
may want to include it in the testing requirements list that you
send to the testing software company.
Source: Test Generator – Test Creation Software and AD/LDAP
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5. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
What is it?
 Active Directory (AD) is actually a Microsoft developed service
that uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
 AD was developed by Microsoft as a service run under most
Windows Server operating systems.
 It is a system responsible for authenticating users within on
organization's network.
 When a user logs in to their computer AD verifies their
credentials and allows the user to log in to the network.
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6. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
What is it?
 Many large organizations use this type of authentication
method so that users can log in, not only to their computer, but
to other applications using the same credentials.
 As it relates to testing software, such as Test Generator, it
simplifies authentication.
 Instead of the test administrator having to create another set of
user profiles within the testing software's database, the user
profiles resident within the organization's AD/LDAP system can
be synched within the testing system's database.
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7. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
More about AD/LDAP
 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Directory and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ldap
 Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servercloud/windows-server/active-directory-overview.aspx
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8. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
AD/LDAP Plug-in
 We provide an optional plug-in that enables IT to synch users
into TG's database from their central AD/LDAP system.
 This type of integration is typically handled by your
organization's technical support staff working with our TG
development team.
 If required TG technical support can schedule an online support
session to assist with the integration of this feature.
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9. Test Creation Software and
AD/LDAP
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