In the age of cloud computing, most companies employ multiple cloud apps for different purposes. Multiple password difficulty restrictions are imposed on users by these web-based apps. Therefore, customers would end up needing to remember multiple passwords for each of their cloud-based services. All of these passwords must be remembered, which is a difficult process.
With single sign-on, a user doesn’t have to sign in to each application they use individually. The user just has to log in once, and that credentials can be used for other apps as well as the original one. As a user, you probably don’t care about SSO. Use the applications that help you get things done without having to enter your password all the time.
As a database and a set of services, Active Directory connects users to the network resources they need to accomplish their jobs. Users and computers are listed in the database (or directory), along with their permissions. For example, a user’s profile may include their job title and phone number, as well as their password. It will also keep a record of their permissions to access the system.
With both of them combined, it makes it easier for you to manage your IT environment. In WordPress, you can achieve this using some plugins from the WordPress plugin repository.
The first and foremost requirement for this is to have a WordPress installation, you can check out our guides on how to setup WordPress for Windows server and how to install a WordPress server on Linux with Apache. Secondly, you’ll need Active Directory as an Identity Provider.
Plugins that can be used to integrate are:
In short, the plugins listed above will allow you to authenticate and authorise users against an Active Directory, as well as automatic registration and updating of users in WordPress.