| Platform SDK: Active Directory, ADSI, and Directory Services |
Microsoft also provides the Active Directory™ Service Interface (ADSI) for developing client-side directory service applications. ADSI consists of a directory service model and a set of COM interfaces. These interfaces allow you to develop network directory service access applications for Windows NT®/Windows® 2000 and Windows 95/98. ADSI uses an LDAP provider to communicate the Active Directory™ and is our recommended API for directory services. ADSI can also access Novell NetWare Directory Services. ADSI can communicate with various directory services by using their native providers.
For more information on ADSI, see Active Directory Service Interfaces.