# Active Directory ADC

**URL:** <https://community.a10networks.com/t/active-directory-adc/627>\
**Category:** ADC - Application Delivery\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/active-directory-adc/627 "2020-10-12T06:55:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Shawn](https://community.a10networks.com/u/Shawn)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/active-directory-adc/627/1 "2020-10-12T06:55:41Z")

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Hi,  
Does A10 ADC support for active directory load balancing via layer 7 protocol?  
Is there any use-case for active directory slb from A10 networks guide?  
Appreciate it in advance.  
Regards,  
Shawn

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**Author:** ![mdunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@mdunn](https://community.a10networks.com/u/mdunn)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/active-directory-adc/627/2 "2020-10-19T19:26:56Z")

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Hi Shawn,  
I’m not aware of such a use-case. It was my understanding that Active Directory had built-in redundancy and load balancing schemes, and that usage of an ADC for Active Directory was not advised by Microsoft. What goals would you have for the ADC in such a deployment?  
Mike