Windows Authentication
Synchronization with a company directory
Active Directory is a directory service designed principally for Windows environments.
Active Directory is a directory referencing persons (name, first name, telephone number, etc) and objects such as servers, printers, applications, databases, etc.
Active Directory enables inventory of all information concerning the network (users, machines and applications). Active Directory is at the heart of all network architecture and its purpose is to enable users to find and access any resource identified by the service.
Active Directory is based on standards DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.
Associating a Windows user with a MEGA user manually
You can connect a single MEGA user to a Windows user.
To indicate the Windows identifier of a MEGA user:
1. Access the Login properties of the user.
2. Select the Characteristics tab.
3. In the Authentication Mode field drop-down list, select "Windows".
The Windows Login field appears.
4. In the Windows Login field, enter the user reference in the Active Directory in the following format: Domain name\User login:
Example: Domain01\TAD
5. Click Save.
The domain name disappears from the field and only the user login is displayed (in lower caps).
Example: tad
Single sign-on precautions
A system repository in which all users have been changed to Single Sign On connection mode (Windows) can no longer be opened outside the company in which the repository was created.
If you want the repository to be opened outside your company (by the MEGA technical support team for example), ensure that at least one user remains in MEGA authentication mode.
See "Viewing Login Characteristics".