Can I use Azure Active Directory For Testing
active-directory, azure
Solution
Azure Active Directory is a multi-tenant service that provides identity and access management for cloud applications. It's not the same as Server Active Directory nor is it an instance of Windows Server AD running in a Virtual Machine in Azure.
So, to answer your question - no.
If you want an instance of Server AD to test LDAP queries on you could spin one up in a Virtual Machine. You will need to put it in a Virtual Network. Also, create an instance of a Virtual Machine to run your application on that you want to test.
This tutorial should take care of it for you.
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-new-forest-virtual-machine/
Problem
I am adding active directory login to a internal application but wanted to test it in an isolated environment, does Azure Active Directory offer any way I can create a 'test' AD to authenticate the user via LDAP to provide me with this isolated environment?