Hello….
A client has a WS 2000 server with Active Directory handling authentication for users on their network. I would like for their AD authentication to allow them onto a web site that is hosted externally to their network. All users run a fairly narrow range of MS software, and specifically IE of various recent versions.
The separate web site hosts sensitive information and currently has a php/Unix access control system tracking sessions and state, but I am willing to explore all possibilities leading to a single sign-on. Really, I lack a conceptual understanding of where to look next….
Can someone refer me to reading materials — and the names of the appropriate MS technologies — for me to pursue? Is AD intended to share credentials across an Internet connection? Any guidance welcome.
Finally, would an external MS-based web server offer solutions that are better suited to this need? It is a given that the web server must be external to their network… but to some extent the OS is not critical.
Thanks
rg