Directories contain authentication and authorisation information about users, groups and roles. Crowd supports an unlimited number of directories. Administrators can use different directories to create silos of users. For example, you might store your customers in one directory and your employees in another.

1. Log in to the Crowd Administration Console.
2. Click the 'Directories' link in the top navigation bar.
3. This will display the Directory Browser. Click the 'Add Directory' link.
4. This will display the 'Select Directory Type' screen (see below). Click the button corresponding to the type of directory you want to add:
   • 'Internal' — see Configuring an Internal Directory
   • 'Delegated Authentication' — see Configuring a Delegated Authentication Directory
   • 'Connector' — see Configuring an LDAP Directory Connector (e.g. Microsoft Active Directory)
   • 'Remote Crowd' — see Configuring a Remote Crowd Directory
   • 'Custom' — see Configuring a Custom Directory Connector

Once a directory has been configured, you will need to specify permissions for its users. You can then map the directory to appropriate applications.