Abstract: Described are systems and methods for generating personalized videos with customized text messages. An example method includes receiving an input text, a video template including a sequence of frame images, and at least one parameter for animation of the input text across the sequence of frame images, generating, based on the input text and the at least one parameter for animation, a configuration file including a text style for the input text for a frame in the sequence of frame images, and rendering, based on the configuration file, an output frame of an output video, where the output frame includes the frame in the sequence of frame images and a layer, and where the layer includes the input text stylized based on the text style. The method further includes providing an option enabling a user to change the at least one parameter for animation.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and network traffic management apparatus that receives an authentication request from a user of a client computing device, the request comprising credentials for the user. A connection is established with a selected one of a plurality of active directory servers using a stored Internet Protocol (IP) address for the selected active directory server. At least a portion of a fully qualified domain name of the selected active directory server is received in response to an anonymous lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) query sent to the selected active directory server using the established connection. The user of the client computing device is authenticated using the at least a portion of the fully qualified domain name and the credentials.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and network traffic management apparatus that receives an authentication request from a user of a client computing device, the request comprising credentials for the user. A connection is established with a selected one of a plurality of active directory servers using a stored Internet Protocol (IP) address for the selected active directory server. At least a portion of a fully qualified domain name of the selected active directory server is received in response to an anonymous lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) query sent to the selected active directory server using the established connection. The user of the client computing device is authenticated using the at least a portion of the fully qualified domain name and the credentials.