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Connecting LDAP Server on Windows ADFS Server (default password?)

I have windows server running ADFS server. I want to Connect to ldap server on it. My questions are

  1. Does running ADFS Server already have LDAP Server running or need to do anything for that? I believe it is running already because I could see open port 389 and 636.
  2. Assuming LDAP server is running, I was trying to connect to it using Google App Directory Sync to get list of users However I was not able to authorize. Is there any default credentials to connect? Or steps to get credentials for LDAP server?

Thanks

Solution

    1. An ADFS server is not an Active Directory server - ADFS only extends Active Directory's infrastructure. Ports 389 and 636 are available because ADFS supports the LDAP and LDAPS protocols for communication, and as such, ADFS can retrieve user attributes from Active Directory, and it can also authenticate users against Active Directory. If you already have a directory server running, you need to add it to ADFS as an account store.

    2. There are no default credentials - just use an administrative account that exists in your Active Directory store, as mentioned in point one.