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49	49	= LDAP Authentication =
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51		-{{warning}}
52		-Since 7.4 it's recommended to use the new [[LDAP Authenticator extension>>extensions:Extension.LDAP.Authenticator]] instead of the core one.
	51	+== Active Directory ==
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54		-The following documentation is for the core LDAP authenticator which has been removed in 8.3.
55		-{{/warning}}
	53	+If you're looking to connect XWiki to an Active Directory server, you have 2 options:
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57		-If you are going to use the [[LDAP Admin Extension>>extensions:Extension.LDAP.Application]], which makes it easier to configure LDAP, then you only need to uncomment xwiki.authentication.authclass property and //nothing// else. Unlike editing xwiki.cfg, which requires you to redeploy the XWiki webapp, LDAP Extension allows you to make changes without restarting.
	55	+* Using the manual and generic approach listed below
	56	+* Using the dedicated [[Active Directory Application>>https://store.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ActiveDirectoryApplication]] which is a paying application dedicated to simplifying the integration of Active Directory with XWiki.
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59	59	== Generic LDAP configuration ==
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	60	+It's recommended to use the [[LDAP Authenticator extension>>extensions:Extension.LDAP.Authenticator]] instead of the core LDAP authenticator.
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	62	+The following documentation is for the core LDAP authenticator which has been removed in 8.3.
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	64	+If you are going to use the [[LDAP Admin Extension>>extensions:Extension.LDAP.Application]], which makes it easier to configure LDAP, then you only need to uncomment ##xwiki.authentication.authclass## property and //nothing// else. Unlike editing ##xwiki.cfg##, which requires you to redeploy the XWiki webapp, LDAP Extension allows you to make changes without restarting.
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61	61	In order to enable the LDAP support you have to change the authentication method in //WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg// as follows:
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63	63	{{code language="properties"}}