Companies utilizing IBM Lotus technology can obtain the ability to authenticate with Microsoft Active Directory to access Domino Internet applications and Notes clients as well as Windows. This capability is also available for companies with other directories installed, such as Novell eDirectory and Sun ONE.

This paper discusses about the password management challenge experienced by administrators and end-users in Windows-based Lotus shops and present a novel solution: Enabling end-users to use Active Directory as the central authentication point for accessing Domino applications and the Notes client. With this capability, organizations can remove the need to maintain and use separate passwords for those applications. As a result, passwords become less of a "management" process.