DSML Services for Windows (DSfW) allows Active Directory access via SOAP over HTTP based on the OASIS' DSMLv2 specification. DSDE is a utlity that allows import and export from/to LDAP servers using either LDAP or DSML.

The Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) provides a means of representing directory structural information and directory operations as an XML document. The intent of DSML is to allow XML-based enterprise applications to leverage profile and resource information from a directory in their native environment. DSML allows XML and directories to work together and provides a common ground for all XML-based applications to make better use of directories.