==== Linux User Authentication Against Active Directory Using SSSD ====
The outcome of this document is an overview with examples on how to configure Linux to allow SSH authentication from users in a Microsoft Active Directory. Building on this document you can extend functionality to graphical logins for the same Active Directory users.

===Resources===
  * [[http://serverfault.com/questions/589750/common-wisdom-about-active-directory-authentication-for-linux-servers#779285|Common wisdom about Active Directory authentication for Linux Servers]]
  * [[http://www.alandmoore.com/blog/2015/05/06/joining-debian-8-to-active-directory/|Joining Debian 8 to Active Directory]]
  * [[https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Windows_Integration_Guide/adding-linux-to-ad.html|RedHat: Adding Linux to AD]]
  * [[https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/Configuring_sssd_with_ad_server|Configuring SSSD With AD Server]]
  * [[https://fedorahosted.org/gss-ntlmssp/]]
  * [[https://outsideit.net/realmd-sssd-ad-authentication/]]
  * [[https://www.fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/SSSD-vs-Winbind]]
  * [[http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2015/04/02/sssd-vs-winbind/]]