# \[FEATURE REQUEST\] LDAP/AD integration **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 3, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ldap-ad-integration/220127 "2018-01-03T16:10:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nblancha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@nblancha](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nblancha)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ldap-ad-integration/220127/1 "2018-01-03T16:10:17Z")
I would like to be able to mange users and authentication via my Active Directory. For example, authorize a user by adding their AD account to a group, or even being able to upload a list of AD accounts, and auth off of them. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ldap-ad-integration/220127/2 "2018-01-03T18:40:22Z")
duplicate feature request > **[Feature Request: LDAP Authentication (optional local authentication)](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/81406/feature-request-ldap-authentication-optional-local-authentication#top)** > > An option to use local authentication (i.e. LDAP or local users) would be ideal for those wanting to provide remote access to friends/family without providing remote access to plex admins (this is disclosed in the myplex description). Some folks... closing Please respect the rules for this subforum - **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around. - Please only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post") ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ldap-ad-integration/220127/3 "2020-04-13T18:04:46Z")