Connecting to Microsoft Active Directory

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Microsoft Active Directory and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Active Directory provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Active Directory supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Active Directory supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Microsoft Active Directory Version Support

The provider provides SQL-based access to Microsoft Active Directory through the LDAP protocol. The provider is a standard LDAP client that supports LDAP v2 and v3.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework or Using Entity Framework Core to build an EF model based on the Microsoft Active Directory connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Microsoft Active Directory and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Microsoft Active Directory from generic ADO.NET code.