Updated: 2007-06-15

When using forms-based authentication for your Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 users, you have the option of authenticating against a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) data store. This chapter describes how to configure your Office Project Server 2007 deployment to use an LDAP data store for forms-based authentication.

In this chapter:

• Why use forms-based authentication against an LDAP data store in Project Server 2007?   Describes benefits of using forms-based authentication against an LDAP data store and common scenarios in which it is used.

• Create your LDAP data store with the Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) directory service   Describes how to use the ADAM directory service to create an LDAP data store.

• Create a Project Web Access site that uses forms-based authentication against an LDAP data store   Describes how to create a Project Web Access site on the SharePoint Central Administration Web site and configure it to use forms-based authentication against an LDAP data store.

• Example Web.config files for LDAP forms-based authentication   Provides examples of the site configuration settings you need when you use forms-based authentication against an LDAP data store.

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