Glossary
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Active Directory (AD) | A directory service developed by Microsoft |
| Azure AD | A cloud-based ID/access management service provided by Microsoft |
| SCIM 2 protocol | SCIM is an open API specification used for ID management. This service supports SCIM 2.0. |
| SCIM server | In 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 Sync | A synchronization module for synchronizing Active Directory users and groups |
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) | A protocol for accessing the directory service |
| LDAP signature | Signature (signing) with respect to LDAP communication |
| Microsoft 365 | A subscription service for Microsoft Office product lines provided by Microsoft |
| OpenLDAP | A type of open-source software that implements LDAP |
| Password Sync | A synchronization module for synchronizing user passwords of Active Directory |
| PowerShell | Collective term for the script language Microsoft is developing and the execution interface of the script language |
| SAML | XML-based standard for exchanging user authentication information between different domains. This service supports SAML 2.0. |
| UTF-8 | One of the most common character code types |
| VPN (Virtual Private Network) | A virtual private network |
| YAML | One of the formats for describing structured data. It is used to describe configuration files for Directory Sync and Password Sync. |