Managing AD accounts

This section provides an overview of AD authentication and the tasks related to managing it. For information on how AD authentication works in conjunction with Crystal Enterprise, see Windows AD security plug-in.

Once you have mapped your AD users and groups, all of the Crystal Enterprise client tools support AD authentication, except for the Crystal Import Wizard. You can also create your own applications that support AD authentication. For more information, see the developer documentation available on your product CD.

Note:    

• AD authentication only works for servers running on Windows systems.
• AD authentication and aggregation is not functional without a network connection.
• Users cannot log on to Crystal Enterprise using AD authentication via the Java SDK.
• AD authentication and aggregation may not continue to function if the administration credentials become invalid (for example, if the administrator changes his or her password or if the account becomes disabled).

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• Mapping AD accounts
• Unmapping AD users and groups
• Viewing mapped AD users and groups in Crystal Enterprise
• Using account aliases for AD
• Troubleshooting AD accounts
• Using AD Single Sign On