Bitter rivals Microsoft and Linux don't play well together, but their systems maintain some civility in order to manage authentication, directory services and security.  Linux can interoperate with Microsoft's Active Directory, but get out your sharper tools, because configuration's not as sweet and sugary as a piece of cake.

Chew a while on this white paper and you'll have the tools you need to configure and use Linux:

• Directory services
• Secure Authentication and its protocols
• Single sign-on
• Protocol negotation
• Windows/Linux interoperability
• Tools to ease configuration

Download this white paper today.