Active Directory is Microsoft’s on-premise directory service, which allows employees to sign in and access resources. Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) integrates with your organization's Active Directory Windows server via the LDAP protocol to authenticate end users that need access to CSE networks and services.

Pre-requisites

• a reporting Global Edge Connector in CSE
• a bind user account (to authenticate to an LDAP directory, like Active Directory).

Steps to set up Active Directory (AD) authentication in CSE