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Virtual Identity Server (VIS)

The .NET LDAP Virtual Directory - Joined views of Active Directory forests in real-time - without trusts.

The Virtual Identity Server (VIS) is a Microsoft centric virtual directory that was developed entirely in .NET managed code and enhances the functionality of Active Directory/ADAM and ILM.


Overview

Most companies have multiple directory services deployed in their environments, such as multiple AD forests and domains. While this is a sound operational practice, this results in user identity information being scattered across separate directory repositories. This poses a significant challenge when attempting to deploy enterprise applications to the users existing in these directories.

The Virtual Identity Server solves this by providing a single joined view of data from these seperate directories. Applications connect to the VIS exactly as they do any normal LDAP directory. In fact, VIS looks and behaves just like a standard Active Directory or ADAM server to the LDAP enabled client application. The key benefit is multiple directories can be joined in real-time without the need to duplicate LDAP objects.

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VIS at a Glance

  • VIS is a Microsoft centric virtual directory that was developed entirely in .NET managed code and enhances the functionality of Active Directory/ADAM and ILM.
  • VIS provides a merged view of multiple data stores in real-time, such as LDAP directories and databases.
  • Virtual Schema Manager™ eliminates the need to extend the Active Directory Schema for applications. Custom schema and data is stored at the virtual layer.
  • Virtual Group Manager™ can have members spanning multiple domains/forests, without the need for forest trusts. Groups can even have dynamic membership based on attributes.
  • Extensive auditing capabilities enable VIS to track and store all LDAP activity (binds, search, deletes, modifies) to a SQL Server database.
  • Scales horizontally or vertically to meet the needs of enterprise deployments. Built-in connection pooling, and full support for failover and load balancers.
  • VIS requires no external data store.*
  • * The use of the optional features Virtual Group Manager and the Virtual Schema Manager requires the use of an ADAM LDAP instance.