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Easily connect .NET applications to Microsoft Active Directory data, including Users, Groups, Roles, Contacts, and more! The Active Directory Data Provider makes this Microsoft Active Directory data look like SQL tables in your applications.
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Powerful Active Directory Integration

  • DataBind to Active Directory Users, Groups, Roles, Contacts, etc. using standard Visual Studio wizards.
  • Comprehensive support for CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations.
  • Integrate .NET applications with Active Directory authentication and directory services!

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Active Directory gives developers the power to easily connect .NET applications to Microsoft Active Directory data, including Users, Groups, Roles, Contacts, and more! The Active Directory Data Provider makes this Microsoft Active Directory data look like SQL tables in your applications. With the CData ADO.NET Provider for Active Directory developers can simply DataBind to data, just like using SQL Server.

1-2-3 Easy Steps to Active Directory Integration

Connecting .NET applications to Active Directory has never been easier. The Microsoft Active Directory Data Provider offers read-write access to Active Directory, through an easy to use Data Provider interface that every .NET developer is familiar with.

  1. Install CData ADO.NET Provider for Active Directory
  2. Connect & Select Data
  3. Databind!

The Microsoft Active Directory Data Provider effectively makes Active Directory look exactly like a database to your applications. If you want to integrate your applications with Active Directory and you have ever written Transact-SQL, then Active Directory Data Provider is definitely for you!

Using the Active Directory Data Provider

The Active Directory Data Provider wraps the complexity of accessing Active Directory services in an easy-to-integrate, fully managed ADO.NET Data Provider. Applications then access Active Directory through the Active Directory Data Provider with simple Transact-SQL.

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Active Directory hides the complexity of accessing data and provides additional powerful security features, smart caching, batching, socket management, and more.

Working with DataAdapters, DataSets, DataTables, etc.

The Active Directory Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: ActiveDirectoryConnection, ActiveDirectoryCommand, ActiveDirectoryDataAdapter, ActiveDirectoryDataReader, ActiveDirectoryDataSource, ActiveDirectoryParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Active Directory data in an easy, familiar way.

More Than Read-Only: Full Update/CRUD Support

Active Directory Data Provider goes beyond read-only functionality to deliver full support for Create, Read Update, and Delete operations (CRUD). Your end-users can interact with the data presented by the Active Directory Data Provider as easily as interacting with a database table.

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