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DNS delegation architectures for multi-forest environments

September 5, 2025
Architecture • DNS • Active Directory If you run more than one Active Directory forest, DNS is the fabric that lets users, apps, and domain controllers in one forest reliably find resources in another. The right DNS delegation architecture makes cross-forest name resolution fast, secure, and predictable—even in hybrid cloud. Guide + Comparison Updated: 5 Sep 2025 Reading time: ~16–18…
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Securing administrator accounts in Active Directory

July 19, 2022
Administrator accounts are the most critical and powerful accounts in operating systems, devices, and Active Directory. Administrator accounts have complete access to all the files, domains, and services on a local server. They are used to create or delete users, designate user rights, and control permissions on a server. An administrator account is the number one target for any…
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DNS and Active Directory

March 2, 2021
Domain Name System (DNS) is a name resolution method that is used to resolve host names to IP addresses. It is used on TCP/IP networks and across the internet. DNS is a namespace. Active Directory is built on DNS. DNS namespace is used internet wide while the Active Directory namespace is used across a private network. The reason behind the choice of DNS is that it is highly scalable and it is an…
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