What you’ll learn:
Active Directory authentication and authorization are security processes. These processes are necessary for any environment so that the resources of an environment are not misused by anyone. In this article, we will take a look at authentication vs authorization in an AD environment, and how AD tackles these processes. Before going further, let’s take a look at…
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…
What is LDAP?
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, commonly known as LDAP, is a communication protocol used to access directory servers. In other words, LDAP is used to store, update and retrieve data from a directory structure.
The term “lightweight” is used in comparison with X.500, which was the previous standard for directory services. X.500 was complicated, and it relied on…
Benefits of Active Directory
March 2, 2021
What is Active Directory
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service provided by Microsoft designed for Windows domain networks to organize and manage users, attributes, memberships, accounts, and more. It offers centralized authorization and authentication to maintain seamless and secure management of resources and data. AD is crucial for managing users and devices across networks and locations…
What you’ll learn:
Active Directory authentication and authorization are security processes. These processes are necessary in any environment so that the resources of an environment are not misused by anyone. In this article, we will take a look at what is authentication and authorization in an AD environment, and how AD tackles these process. Before going further, let’s take a look…
Active Directory Objects List
March 1, 2021
What are objects in Active Directory?
Objects in Active Directory (AD) are entities that represent resources that are present in the AD network. These resources can be users, computers, printers, contact persons who may be vendors for the organization, and more. AD objects are characterized by a set of information. Each piece of information is called an AD object attribute. For example, a user…
Comparison of Active Directory and Windows NT
March 1, 2021
Difference between Active Directory and Windows NT What you will learn:Windows NT and Active Directory, at the core, are network operating systems (NOS) developed by Microsoft for centralized management of network devices. Active Directory is the successor to Windows NT. In this article, we will discuss in brief the network operating systems, take a look at what directory services are, and go…
What is Active Directory?
February 4, 2021
Large organizations depend on Windows Active Directory (AD) to maintain order in the chaos that is managing users, computers, permissions, and file servers. Thesheer number of articles available on the internet can disconcert beginners and make AD management seem more confusing than it actually is. This articleaims to demystify AD for the dummies.
What is Active Directory?
AD is…
Security Account Manager (SAM)
February 4, 2021
What istheSecurity Account Manager (SAM)?
When you log in to your Windows Operating System, you must enter a password to gain access to the system. Have you ever wondered where your passwords are stored when you set up any new user account, create a new password, or update your existing passwords? All the passwords of the Windows operating system are stored in a Security Account…
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
February 4, 2021
What is Active Directory Rights Management Services?
Sensitive information in an Active Directory environment cancause a great deal of trouble if it reaches the wrong hands. Every organizationshould do all in its power to avoid such a situation. Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is aserver rolein Windows Active Directory, which aims to do just…
