microsoft active directory presented by sherese harrell, rebecca meinhold, and brenden tourelle
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Microsoft Active Directory
Presented by Sherese Harrell, Rebecca Meinhold, and Brenden Tourelle
http://turbo740.deviantart.com/art/Forest-Background-329831820
What is Active Directory?
Distributed Database Organizes the objects of a network
ForestDomains
OU’s
Object ClassObject
• Schema• Object Classes• Objects• Attributes
The object class “Computer” would apply these attributes:
The object class “User” would apply these attributes:
Cost Less Costly More Costly
Organization Size Small Medium-Large
Forests
Forest
Single-Forest Design
Multi-Forest Design
Administration/Support Easier to Maintain Harder to Maintain
Security Less Secure More Secure
Domains
Manage the administrative requirements of your organization
Used to control when replication occurs within the forest
Units of Policy Units of Replication
Authentication &
Authorization Boundaries
Units of Trust
Forest
Domains
Domain Trees
Top-Level Domain
Sub-Domain
Object
Object
Sub-Domain Object
Organizational Units
Domains contain Organizational Units
The forest is made up of Domains
OU’s are used to categorize user accounts, groups, and resources
Forest
Domains
OU’s
Parent
Child Child
Security Rights
Trust Relationships
Domain
OU’s
Forest: lsu.edu
Controlling Access to Resources
Permissions Security Descriptor
User Authentication
Discretionary
System
Benefits of Active Directory
Increased Network Security
Simplified Network
Management
Simplified Resource Sharing
Low total cost