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Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft directory service that connects users to network resources and manages permissions and access. It stores data as objects, such as users and devices, and the main service, Domain Services (AD DS), verifies user access and manages group policies. Other services within AD include Lightweight Directory Services, Certificate Services, and Federation Services, enhancing directory management capabilities.

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Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft directory service that connects users to network resources and manages permissions and access. It stores data as objects, such as users and devices, and the main service, Domain Services (AD DS), verifies user access and manages group policies. Other services within AD include Lightweight Directory Services, Certificate Services, and Federation Services, enhancing directory management capabilities.

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY

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Active Directory (AD) is a database and set of services that
connect users with the network resources they need to get their
work done. The database (or directory) contains critical
information about your environment, including what users and
computers there are and who’s allowed to do what. For example,
the database might list 100 user accounts with details like each
person’s job title, phone number and password. It will also record
their permissions.

The services control much of the activity that goes on in your IT


environment. In particular, they make sure each person is who
they claim to be (authentication), usually by checking the user ID
and password they enter, and allow them to access only the data
they’re allowed to use (authorization).
What is Active Directory and how does
it work?

 Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft's proprietary


directory service. It runs on Windows Server and
enables administrators to manage permissions and
access to network resources.

 Active Directory stores data as objects. An object is a


single element, such as a user, group, application or
device such as a printer. Objects are normally defined
as either resources, such as printers or computers, or
security principals, such as users or groups.
 Active Directory categorizes directory objects by name
and attributes. For example, the name of a user might
include the name string, along with information
associated with the user, such as passwords and
Secure Shell keys.

 The main service in Active Directory is Domain


Services (AD DS), which stores directory information
and handles the interaction of the user with the
domain. AD DS verifies access when a user signs into
a device or attempts to connect to a server over a
network.
 AD DS controls which users have access to each
resource, as well as group policies. For example, an
administrator typically has a different level of access to
data than an end user.

 Other Microsoft and Windows operating system (OS)


products, such as Exchange Server and SharePoint
Server, rely on AD DS to provide resource access. The
server that hosts AD DS is the domain controller.
Active Directory services
Several different services comprise Active Directory. The
main service is Domain Services, but Active Directory also
includes Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS),
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Certificate
Services, or AD CS, Federation Services (AD FS) and
Rights Management Services (AD RMS). Each of these
other services expands the product's directory
management capabilities.

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