External authentication

TeamDrive supports external authentication (AD/LDAP, Shibboleth and OAuth 2.0).

When using AD/LDAP etc., the authentication data is no longer on the TeamDrive registration server, but refers to the external directory service for single sign-on (SSO) purposes.

The TeamDrive app can display an alternative login window in the form of an embedded web browser. This window is not shared by default, but can be enabled by sending the appropriate settings from the registration server.

  • AD: Active Directory (AD) makes it possible to recreate the structure of an organization and centrally manage the use of network resources or objects.

  • LDAP: The “Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is also a directory service, but it is based on the TCP/IP protocol and is therefore more resource-efficient for the network infrastructure.

  • Shibboleth: This is a method for authenticating and authorizing web applications. The user only has to authenticate once to access various services. This procedure is also called single sign-on.

  • OAuth 2.0: The protocol can allow a web application to access the user’s API on behalf of the user. In addition, the protocol should ensure that the application has knowledge of the user from the respective API provider.