Is there a LDAP server emulator or a Windows Active Directory emulator, I'm talking something in the lines of smtp4dev which doesn't have to be configured and just work for a development environment in order to test authentication code.
The best way to verify the operation of Active Directory is to run the console utility Dcdiag (Domain Controller Diagnosis). Dcdiag executes several tests to verify that AD is working correctly. If Dcdiag reports a failed test you will need to troubleshoot your domain controller to find the cause.
The Primary Domain Controller Emulator (PDC Emulator or PDCE) is a domain-level role; there is one PDCE in each domain in an Active Directory forest. The PDC Emulator controls authentication within a domain, whether Kerberos v5 or NTLM. When a user changes their password, the change is processed by the PDC Emulator.
FreeIPA It is a free, open source Active Directory alternative for Linux based network systems to manage user and client identities.
I suspect you might want to try Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM).
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With