# Active Directory **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 6, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-directory/178571 "2009-11-06T17:47:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Steven_Elliott_Jr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-directory/178571/1 "2009-11-06T17:47:02Z")
Hello, I have been asked to write an intranet app that deals with certain HR functionality. It would be awesome to be able to tie into Active Directory from Rails. Has anyone ever done this before? If so, what did you use and like/dislike about it. ## Thanks Steven Elliott Jr ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Steven_Elliott_Jr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-directory/178571/2 "2009-11-06T19:00:15Z")
Ya, I was going to go the raw LDAP route myself but I’ve been scouring the web for something else. I’ll take a look at the link you sent and report back if it works alright. If its no good I may or may not write own bit which i will put on github… I have read your book, Jeff, it got me started in Rails. Our entire infrastructure runs on .NET and as CTO I’m trying to introduce more agile methods and get rails going in the enteprirse. to date i’ve been able to put rails to work on about 5 outwardly facing apps for our members… pretty awesome indeed. Whoever said Rails isnt ready for the enterprise either didn’t try hard enough or didn’t understand the technology. I was skeptical at first until I tried it too but the productivity gains just cant be measured valuable enough. On Nov 6, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Jeff wrote: > > Thanks > > [purpleworkshops.com](http://purpleworkshops.com) > > > Steven Elliott Jr. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Steven_Elliott_Jr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-directory/178571/3 "2009-11-06T22:41:32Z")
On Nov 6, 11:46 am, Steven Elliott Jr [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have read your book, Jeff, it > got me started in Rails. Our entire infrastructure runs on .NET and as > CTO I’m trying to introduce more agile methods and get rails going in > the enteprirse. to date i’ve been able to put rails to work on about 5 > outwardly facing apps for our members… pretty awesome indeed. > Whoever said Rails isnt ready for the enterprise either didn’t try > hard enough or didn’t understand the technology. I was skeptical at > first until I tried it too but the productivity gains just cant be > measured valuable enough. That’s great! So glad to hear of yet another .net-to-rails success story! Feel free to contact me off-list anytime with progress on the ruby-with-activedirectory integration. Jeff web: [purpleworkshops.com](http://purpleworkshops.com) book: [pragprog.com/titles/cerailn](http://pragprog.com/titles/cerailn) ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Steven\_Elliott\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Steven_Elliott_Jr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-directory/178571/4 "2009-11-06T18:22:45Z")
On Nov 6, 10:07 am, Steven Elliott Jr [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hello, > > I have been asked to write an intranet app that deals with certain HR > functionality. It would be awesome to be able to tie into Active > Directory from Rails. Has anyone ever done this before? If so, what > did you use and like/dislike about it. > > ## Thanks > > Steven Elliott Jr I’ve only used raw LDAP integration, but it seems ActiveDirectory- specific support was attempted here: [http://activedirectory.rubyforge.org/](http://activedirectory.rubyforge.org/) I’m not sure how up to date/maintained it is, and if you try it I’d be interested to know how well it works. Jeff [purpleworkshops.com](http://purpleworkshops.com)