Handcrafted COM Interop Declarations | Appendix A. Three Approaches to COM Interop with ADSI

Table of contents:

Summary

Summary

There is more than one viable approach to doing COM interop with ADSI. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. It is helpful to know our options so that we can choose the appropriate approach for the type of program we are deploying.

Part I: Fundamentals

Introduction to LDAP and Active Directory

Introduction to .NET Directory Services Programming

Binding and CRUD Operations with DirectoryEntry

Searching with the DirectorySearcher

Advanced LDAP Searches

Reading and Writing LDAP Attributes

Active Directory and ADAM Schema

Security in Directory Services Programming

Introduction to the ActiveDirectory Namespace

Part II: Practical Applications

User Management

Group Management

Authentication

Part III: Appendixes

Appendix A. Three Approaches to COM Interop with ADSI

Appendix A. Three Approaches to COM Interop with ADSI
The Standard Method
The Reflection Method
Handcrafted COM Interop Declarations
Summary

Appendix B. LDAP Tools for Programmers

Appendix C. Troubleshooting and Help

Index