1. Microsoft Active Directory Presented by Sherese Harrell, Rebecca Meinhold, and Brenden Tourelle http://turbo740.deviantart.com/art/Forest-Background-329831820

2. What is Active Directory? Distributed DatabaseOrganizes the objects of a network Forest Domains OU’s

3. Object Class Object Schema Object Classes Objects Attributes

4. The object class “Computer” would apply these attributes: The object class “User” would apply these attributes:

5. 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

6. 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

7. Domain Trees Top-Level Domain Sub- Domain Object Sub- Domain Object

8. 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 Security RightsTrust Relationships

9. Domain OU’s Forest: lsu.edu

10. Controlling Access to Resources Permissions Security Descriptor User Authentication Discretionary System

11. Benefits of Active Directory Increased Network Security Simplified Network Management Simplified Resource Sharing Low total cost