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Does anyone actually use LDAP as a user store these days anymore?
by blantonl 4y ago
Does anyone actually use LDAP as a user store these days anymore?
- ekianjo 4y agoWhat do you use instead?
- mikepurvis 4y agoA lot of SaaS services just auth against other SaaS accounts, like Google/Azure/Github/AWS. I don't love this state of affairs as I'd rather just use my password manager for everything (and it's particularly bad when you have a mix of on-prem stuff that does AD and then other cloud stuff that doesn't), but I suppose it probably works well for shops that use exclusively cloud services.
- Jiocus 4y agoGuess what Google, Microsoft base your SaaS auth on (can't speak for GH,AWS).
- laumars 4y ago> I don't love this state of affairs as I'd rather just use my pass That’s fine when you’re a sole developer or a small team but the moment your organisation grows you need SSO. > and it's particularly bad when you have a mix of on-prem stuff that does AD and then other cloud stuff that doesn't), Most cloud services do support AD (eg via SAML) but hide that option behind an enterprise subscription.
- Spivak 4y agoYeah, because there's nothing else and everything supports LDAP. Even if you're using some SaaS offering when it comes time to integrate it with off-the-shelf on-prem software the path of least resistance is pretty much always LDAP. And since you have to have AD/Azure AD for Windows logins if you want single-password (not necessarily SSO) your source of truth is now an LDAP server.
- stop50 4y agoIts extensible, standartised and available as backend in many products.
- hacker_newz 4y agoJust about every major enterprise in the world?
- geodel 4y agoNope. No one. Everyone uses cloud nowadays.
- exabrial 4y agoabsolutely.