{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scripting Blog [archived]","provider_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting","author_name":"Doctor Scripto","author_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/author\/the-scripting-guys\/","title":"PowerTip: Querying Active Directory via PowerShell - Scripting Blog [archived]","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7yfpa1yYYx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/powertip-querying-active-directory-via-powershell\/\">PowerTip: Querying Active Directory via PowerShell<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/powertip-querying-active-directory-via-powershell\/embed\/#?secret=7yfpa1yYYx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;PowerTip: Querying Active Directory via PowerShell&#8221; &#8212; Scripting Blog [archived]\" data-secret=\"7yfpa1yYYx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/10\/dr_scripto.jpg","thumbnail_width":102,"thumbnail_height":150,"description":"Summary: Learn how to query Active Directory via Windows PowerShell. &nbsp;Can you name five ways to query Active Directory from within Windows PowerShell? Use ADO and perform an LDAP dialect query. Use ADO and perform an SQL dialect query. Use the&nbsp;Get-ADObject&nbsp;cmdlet from the Active Directory module. Use DSQuery. Use the [ADSISearcher] type accelerator."}