Use-Cases; Authenticating To Applications That Require Active Directory-Style Authentication; Users Located In The Dsfw Forest And Accessing Applications Hosted In The Active Directory Tree - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - DOMAIN SERVICE FOR WINDOWS Manual

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This section describes some common usage patterns that will help you in understanding the
possibilities and functionalities of DSfW.
Section 3.1, "Authenticating to Applications That Require Active Directory-Style
Authentication," on page 21
Section 3.2, "Working With Windows Systems Without Novell Client," on page 22
Section 3.3, "Leveraging an Existing eDirectory Setup," on page 23
Section 3.4, "Interoperability Between Active Directory and eDirectory," on page 23
3.1 Authenticating to Applications That Require
Active Directory-Style Authentication
This use-case can be described using the following scenarios:
Section 3.1.1, "Users Located in the DSfW Forest and Accessing Applications Hosted in the
Active Directory Tree," on page 21
Section 3.1.2, "Users and Applications Hosted in the DSfW Forest," on page 22
3.1.1 Users Located in the DSfW Forest and Accessing
Applications Hosted in the Active Directory Tree
In this case DSfW is deployed as an interoperable solution for organizations that have both
eDirectory and Active Directory as part of their infrastructure. Most organizations use Active
Directory-enabled applications which means that the application vendor has tested and certified his
application against Active Directory for authentication and management.
By keeping the users in the DSfW forest and the applications in the Active Directory tree,
organizations have the following advantages:
Manageability is easier as the users reside on a single directory service and are not spread out.
The company need not invest in network resources that may be required if the users were
spread out.
Applications can continue to be certified by the vendors for Active Directory as they are hosted
on an Active Directory infrastructure. With the users residing on DSfW, there is no need to
certify applications.
DSfW users Accessing Resources on Active Directory
Figure 3-1
Domain Services
for Windows
Cross-forest
Users trust
Active
Directory
Applications
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