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This page is intended to discuss the Active Directory system at PS:One.
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Active Directory is the authentication service from Microsoft that controls access to various systems and services PS:One offers to its members.  
Active Directory is the authentication service from Microsoft that controls access to various systems and services PS:One offers to its members.  
== "New" Active Directory ==
Active Directory (AD) runs on the pumpingstationone.org domain, using a split-brain DNS setup onsite.
It currently is served by dc1.pumpingstationone.org and dc2.pumpingstationone.org hosted on [[HV1]]


It is filled by:
It is filled by:
* Wild Apricot - The membership payment/management system
* Wild Apricot - The membership payment/management system
* [https://github.com/tachoknight/WA2AD WA2AD] - A C# connector written by Ron Olson - [user:tachoknight]
* [https://github.com/tachoknight/WA2AD WA2AD] - A C# connector written by Ron Olson - [[user:tachoknight]]


It currently controls (or will control) access to:
It currently controls access to:
* Computers - For general usage and tied to various machines that require authorization
* Canvas - The Learning Management System (LMS) for authorizations and classes
* Canvas - The Learning Management System (LMS) for authorizations and classes
* Discourse - Mailing List and Forum service
* Discourse - Mailing List and Forum service
* RFID - Codes to get into the building
* RFID - Codes to get into the building
== "Old" Active Directory ==
The old AD system is currently running on Samba as ad.pumpingstationone.org, hosted on samba-dc1.ad.pumpingstationone.org.
It is filled by:
* PS1AUTH
It currently controls access to:
* Computers - For general usage and tied to various machines that require authorization
== Transition from "Old" to "New" ==
Sometime in 2019, access to computers will shift from the old to the new active directory.
== Future (2019 change) Active Directory