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I'm working on a solution which uses Azure ActiveDirectory for it's authentication backend. In the mean time, I'm attempting to setup a local testing environment - Since I don't have a machine with a Windows Server-grade OS available, can I use some sort of a substitute? Would a Ubuntu VM with Open LDAP work for this purpose?

Best regards

Maciek
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  • Maciek, does your local test infrastructure not have internet connection? If it does, can you tell me why the Azure AD cloud service doesn't suffice for you test cases/test app? You can create a test directory inAzure AD and use that - don't need to target your production directory. – Dushyant Gill Aug 11 '14 at 17:19
  • Hi there, I'd prefer to have tests without any costs involved - not sure what the pricing on Azure AD currently is, but I think it's not free – Maciek Aug 11 '14 at 19:09
  • The non-premium version is free. I believe it has all the capabilities that your test app would need. – Dushyant Gill Aug 11 '14 at 19:17

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Assuming that you are using the WS-Fed protocol, OpenLDAP probably won't help.

Thinktecture's EmbeddedSTS was written specifically for this purpose.

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  • Hi, at this point I haven't decided what to use yet - I'm considering using regular LdapConnection - since both AD and OpenLDAP should support it - right? – Maciek Aug 11 '14 at 19:08
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    Azure AD does not support LDAP. You'd have to spin up a VM with a full version of Active Directory. http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/fundamentals-identity/ – BenV Aug 11 '14 at 19:59