Active Directory Fundamentals

Active Directory (AD), a service provided by Microsoft, functions as a central database for securely storing and managing information about user accounts, groups, applications, and other critical resources. It primarily functions as a directory service for Windows domain networks. Windows Server 2016, the eighth version of Windows Server operating system, was launched in 2016. In comparison to the…

What are Active Directory groups? Active Directory is a Microsoft technology that is used to implement directory services. It is a feature of the Windows Server and one of the most popular on-premise directory services, which provides functionalities to store and handle directory information. A collection of Active Directory objects is called an Active Directory Group. They may include users…

Azure Active Directory: Introduction Azure Active Directory is a multi-tenant, cloud-based directory and identity management service provided by Microsoft. It offers identity and access capabilities for applications running in both Microsoft Azure and in an on-premises environment. It is the foundation for Office 365 and other SaaS applications; users are allowed to sign in and access the…

For quite a long time, we have been following theroutine of typing in a password for accessing our computers. Strong password requirements make us set complex passwords which we often tend to forget, and then we frantically chase the administrator to reset our forgotten passwords. More importantly, even the most secure network is vulnerable to security breaches andthe network…

What you will learn from this article Before we delve into the Active Directory Certificate Services, let us understand certificates. A digital certificate and a traditional certificate have quite a few similarities. The certificates contain the issuing authority’s name. While a traditional certificate contains particulars of a university, organization, or government agency, the digital…

Introduction Using passwords is a common approach to protecting and securing a resource from unauthorized access. However, the use and maintenance of passwords have their shortcomings. One challenge is the difficulty of remembering passwords, more so, if complex requirements are in place. Another possibility is the repository containing the passwords is being breached. Microsoft has an…

Introduction A read only domain controller (RODC) is a type of domain controller that has read-only partitions of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) database. RODC is available in Windows server 2008 OS and in its succeeding versions. Enterprises tend to deploy RODC under two conditions viz., When there is not enough physical security to the datacenter.When there isn’t…

What is Active Directory Recycle Bin?  The Active Directory Recycle Bin feature allows administrators to restore deleted AD objects. In Active Directory, objects such as users, computers, groups, or organizational units may be unintentionally removed. Administrators may find it difficult to correct such mistakes. Therefore, for administrators to easily retrieve deleted objects, Microsoft…