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title: LDAP/AD Auth
slug: litmusedge-v1/product-features/system/ldap-ad-auth
description: The LDAP/AD Auth pane allows you to add and manage LDAP and AD authentication providers.
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createdAt: 2022-05-13T18:57:16.000Z
---

The *LDAP/AD Auth* pane allows you to add and manage LDAP and AD authentication providers.

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) provides centralized services for login authentication and storage of / access to usernames and passwords within a network directory. LDAP uses group mechanisms to facilitate user authentication management.

The AD (Active Directory) service authenticates users and devices in a Windows or UNIX-based domain network, and verifies permissions to determine the user access level at login.

Each Litmus Edge instance contains a default user registry for authentication and authorization. LDAP and AD settings allow you to integrate the Litmus Edge login system with an external authentication registry. For example, this external registry might be the username and password combinations for your company network. You can add multiple LDAP Authentications.

Litmus Edge supports:

- Active Directory (AD)
- LDAP directories using the RFC2307/2307bis schema
- Other LDAP directories through direct attribute mapping

Review the [Set Up LDAP Using an OpenLDAP Container](docId\:qWV0s8nT5zVIaXw9E7SIr) how-to guide. 

# Access LDAP/AD UI

**To access the LDAP/AD pane: **

1. Log in to Litmus Edge.
2. From the Navigation panel, navigate to **System **>** LDAP/AD Auth**.
   The *Authentication Providers *pane appears. 

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# Next Steps

- [Add an LDAP/AD Provider](docId\:BbwHKkp2B4zILtGKg2hx-) 
- [Log in with Authentication](docId\:M5thw1E_85AzMnr97U_we) 
- [Test a Provider](docId\:LiTt3IykogD2v4T49hONE) 
- [Manage LDAP Providers](docId\:wgRdPfo4Si0EboUPRwv11)
- [Find LDAP Distinguished Names (DN)](docId\:tlK7Z9mFyA_FfUizugRVR)
- [LDAP and AD User Interface Examples](docId\:iU8DB9WuW_OKeLoN74fqV)