Tag: Active Directory
March 1, 2024 |
Active Directory Domain Consolidation
Active Directory domain consolidation is the process of restructuring an organization’s Active Directory setup to reduce the number of domains. Consolidation is often performed as part of a company reorganization, merger or acquisition, but it is also used to simplify an AD infrastructure that...
February 19, 2024 |
Managing Active Directory VPN via Security Groups
Virtual private network (VPN) is extremely valuable technology, especially for organizations with a remote or hybrid workforce. VPN provides users with a secure and encrypted connection so they can access the corporate network over the internet — while keeping your confidential data and...
February 19, 2024 |
How to Add a Computer to a Domain
System admins often need to add computers to an Active Directory (AD) domain. This article details the four methods that Microsoft provides to add a computer object. It also explains how to modify a computer’s attributes, as well as how to move, delete or reset a computer.
Creating Computer...
February 19, 2024 |
Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU)
What is an OU in Active Directory?
An organizational unit (OU) is a type of container in Active Directory. An OU can contain one or many AD objects, such as user accounts, computer accounts, printers and groups.
Organizational units are similar to folders in that they can be arranged...
February 19, 2024 |
LDAP vs Active Directory: Differences Between Them
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and Active Directory (AD) work together but they are quite different things:
LDAP is a software protocol used to help locate data.
Active Directory is a Microsoft product that runs on Windows Server. It includes both a database that stores...
February 19, 2024 |
How to Add a Distribution Group to a Security Group
Distribution groups — more commonly known as distribution lists — are a powerful tool for managing communications. Users do not have to painstakingly compile a set of recipients for each email; they can simply select the appropriate distribution list. This approach doesn’t just save time; it...
February 19, 2024 |
Active Directory Health Check
Regular Active Directory health checks are vital to both security and business operations. While Active Directory (AD) can function even if it is not 100% healthy, problems with directory and domain controller health can lead to both data breaches and network downtime.
This article explains the...
February 19, 2024 |
RBAC vs ABAC: Which One to Choose?
Controlling access to an organization’s data, applications and other IT resources is a vital and complex task. It’s essential to ensure that each user can access the resources they require to do their job, but that no one can access any data or system that they do not have a legitimate need...
February 19, 2024 |
What Is User Lifecycle Management
Organizations today are constantly onboarding and offboarding employees, interns, contractors and more. IT departments need to ensure that each of those users promptly has access to the data, applications, and other on-prem and cloud IT resources they need to do their job; that their permissions...
February 19, 2024 |
AD Group Managed by Multiple Users
Using Active Directory (AD) security groups is a best practice for assigning permissions to users — each member of a group gains all the permissions granted to the group, eliminating the time-consuming and error-prone approach of assigning rights directly to each user individually.
IT...