Active Directory
aliases:
- AD
A Windows 10 Pro feature that grants access to a program (of the same name) that'll manage user accounts, groups, and security policies.
There are two main fashions one can implement Active Directory on a set of computers attached to a networks: workgroups and domains.
Active Directory acts as a centralized database that contains user accounts, group objects, workstation objects, security information, and more. With workgroups, making seven new accounts requires going to seven different machines and setting up a new user account there. With Active Directory, however, since all the machines on the network share the same account information through a centralized database, all it takes is creating the seven accounts through the domain controller.
Active Directory uses Kerberos for unified user-logon authentication.
Active Directory also allows for the direct management of network resources at a centralized point.
Components
- Domain-Controller
- Domain
- Objects
Objects are logical representations of a network resource. Every computer, user account, group, or printer has a certain object related to it. They are automatically organized into containers for easy access and management.
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