Glossary

TermDescription
Active Directory (AD)A directory service developed by Microsoft
Azure ADA cloud-based ID/access management service provided by Microsoft
SCIM 2 protocolSCIM is an open API specification used for ID management. This service supports SCIM 2.0.
SCIM serverIn this document, the SCIM server is IIJ ID Service equipment that will be an access point when Directory Sync and Password Sync execute synchronization.
Directory SyncA synchronization module for synchronizing Active Directory users and groups

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

A protocol for accessing the directory service
LDAP signatureSignature (signing) with respect to LDAP communication
Microsoft 365A subscription service for Microsoft Office product lines provided by Microsoft
OpenLDAPA type of open-source software that implements LDAP
Password SyncA synchronization module for synchronizing user passwords of Active Directory
PowerShellCollective term for the script language Microsoft is developing and the execution interface of the script language
SAMLXML-based standard for exchanging user authentication information between different domains. This service supports SAML 2.0.
UTF-8One of the most common character code types
VPN (Virtual Private Network)A virtual private network
YAMLOne of the formats for describing structured data. It is used to describe configuration files for Directory Sync and Password Sync.