Active Directory
Windows identity backbone
Active Directory is Microsoft's directory service for Windows networks, functioning as a centralized database that stores information about users, computers, and other resources on a network.
It handles authentication and authorization, determining who can log in and what they can access.
System administrators use Active Directory to manage permissions, deploy software, and enforce security policies across an organization.
The IT department reset my password through Active Directory.
management
Arranging needed resources beforehand
- PowerShellMicrosoft command-line automation framework
authentication
Directory information access standard
- FederationNamed union of states
- OAuthToken-based authorization standard
Provisioning
Arranging needed resources beforehand
- PowerShellMicrosoft command-line automation framework
DNS
Internet naming protocol
LDAP
Directory information access standard
- FederationNamed union of states
- OAuthToken-based authorization standard
Forest
Given name or surname
- ITIT support, computer, IT manager, IT services, IT director
- MicrosoftWindows, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Vista
- IT Infrastructurecloud computing, data center, virtual machine, server, VM
- Enterprise ITserver, servers, data center, cloud computing, virtualization
- IT operationssysadmin, reboot, server, install, database
- directory servicesLDAP, schema, domain, groups, attributes