All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
An architectural layer of Active Directory that isolates the upper layers of the directory service from the underlying database system by exposing application programming interfaces (APIs) to the Directory System Agent (DSA) layer so that no calls are made directly to the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE).- Browse Related Terms: Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), AD/AM, Binding, Database layer, Digest Access Protocol (DAP), LDP, Microsoft Digest, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), SASL, Security package, Security Support Provider (SSP), Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI)
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
In Active Directory, a capability that enables a higher administrative authority to grant specific administrative rights to perform specific administrative tasks (usually on specific subjects) to individuals and groups. This eliminates the need for domain administrators with sweeping authority over large segments of the user population.Access control entries (ACEs) can grant specific administrative rights on the objects in a container to a user or group. Rights are granted for specific operations on specific object classes via ACEs in the container’s Access Control List (ACL).
See also: Access Control Entity (ACE), Access Control List (ACL)
Allows a higher administrative authority to grant specific administrative rights for containers and subtrees to individuals and groups. This eliminates the need for domain administrators with sweeping authority over large segments of the user population. ACEs can grant specific administrative rights on the objects in a container to a user or group. Rights are granted for specific operations on specific object classes via ACEs in the container's ACL.
- Browse Related Terms: Delegation, Directory service, Directory-enabled application, Group Policy, Group Policy object, Group Policy object (GPO), Organizational Unit, Organizational unit (OU), OU (organizational unit), Policy, Security Template
Also listed in:
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
A lightweight authentication protocol for parties involved in communications that are based on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL).See also: Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
- Browse Related Terms: Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), AD/AM, Binding, Database layer, Digest Access Protocol (DAP), LDP, Microsoft Digest, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), SASL, Security package, Security Support Provider (SSP), Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI)
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
A hierarchical structure that stores information about objects on the network.
A hierarchical structure that stores information about objects on the network.
Also listed in:
- All > Law > E-Discovery
- All > Technology > E-mail > Microsoft Email > Microsoft Exchange > Microsoft Exchange 5.5
- All > Technology > GIS
- All > Technology > Programming > Perl
- All > Technology > Search > SEO / Search Marketing
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
An application that reads, writes, or modifies data that is stored in a directory service. Directory enabled applications typically leverage the storage and search capabilities of a directory service. An example of a directory enabled application would be one that provides a rich set of user-specific information by querying a directory service for the pertinent information – for example, it could provide a report of all users in a specific business group, or all users on a project, or all computers in a specific location or with a specific service pack applied, etc.- Browse Related Terms: Delegation, Directory service, Directory-enabled application, Group Policy, Group Policy object, Group Policy object (GPO), Organizational Unit, Organizational unit (OU), OU (organizational unit), Policy, Security Template
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
A contiguous sub-tree of the directory that forms a unit of replication. A given replica is always a replica of some directory partition.See also: partition
- Browse Related Terms: Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), Application Partition, Application partition (in Active Directory), Application partition (in ADAM), Configuration partition (in Active Directory), Configuration partition (in ADAM), configuration set, Directory partition, Forest trusts, Global Catalog (GC), Multi-master Replication, Multi-master replication (in Active Directory), Multi-master replication (in ADAM), Partition, Replica, Schema partition, Synchronization
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
Both the directory information source and the service that makes the information available and usable. A directory service enables the user to find an object when given any one of its attributes.
Both the directory information source and the service that makes the information available and usable. A directory service enables the user to find an object when given any one of its attributes. For example, a directory service can be used to obtain a list of all users or computers that belong to a specific branch office in a company.- Browse Related Terms: Delegation, Directory service, Directory-enabled application, Group Policy, Group Policy object, Group Policy object (GPO), Organizational Unit, Organizational unit (OU), OU (organizational unit), Policy, Security Template
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
An open, extensible, standards-based format for publishing directory service schemas and exchanging directory contents.- Browse Related Terms: Authentication, Authentication protocol, authorization, certificate, Certificate Services, Directory Services Markup Language (DSML), Extensible Storage Engine (ESE), Kerberos, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Service Principal Name (SPN), Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
See definition for: Domain Name System (DNS)- Browse Related Terms: ACE, ACL, ADSI, DNS, DSML, ESE, GC, GUID, KCC, LDAP, OU, RDN, RPC, SID, SSL, SSP, SSPI, Token
Also listed in:
- All > Law > Intellectual Property
- All > Science > Weather
- All > Technology > Search > SEO / Search Marketing
- All > Technology > Storage
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
In Active Directory, a collection of computers defined by the administrator. These computers share a common directory database, security policies, and security relationships with other domains. When multiple domains are connected by trust relationships and share a common schema, configuration, and global catalog, they constitute a domain tree. In DNS, any tree or subtree within the DNS namespace. Although the names for DNS domains often correspond to Active Directory domains, DNS domains should not be confused with Active Directory domains.
The Security and Replication Boundary, Domains act as discrete object containers within the forest, can be regrouped into trees. Domains contain objects such as users, computers, servers, domain controllers, printers, file shares, applications, etc... Domains contain rules that apply to these objects.
Also listed in:
- All > Law > E-Discovery
- All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology
- All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Human Genome
- All > Science > Weather
- All > Technology > E-mail
- All > Technology > E-mail > Lotus Domino
- All > Technology > E-mail > Microsoft Email > Microsoft Exchange > Microsoft Exchange 5.5
- All > Technology > GIS
- All > Technology > Search > SEO / Search Marketing
- All > Technology > Security
- All > Technology > Virtualization
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
In an Active Directory forest, a server that contains a writable copy of the Active Directory database, participates in Active Directory replication, and controls access to network resources. Administrators can manage user accounts, network access, shared resources, site topology, and other directory objects from any domain controller in the forest.
- Browse Related Terms: backup domain controller (BDC), Domain Controller, Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC), Mixed mode, native mode, Replication, Schema cache, Site, Site Link, Site topology
Also listed in:
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
Active Directory core service providers, DCs in the same domain share the same information.
- Browse Related Terms: Domain Controllers, Domain Naming Master, Domain Naming System, Global Catalog, Infrastructure Master, Operation Masters (OM), PFRD, Primary Domain Controller Emulator (PDC), Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Relative ID (RID), Schema Master, Scope of Active Directory, Single-master operations
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
Hierarchical distributed database used for name/address translation and client-server rendezvous. Domain Name System is the namespace used on the Internet to translate computer and service names into TCP/IP addresses. Active Directory uses DNS as its location service, and so clients find domain controllers via DNS queries.
Also listed in:
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
The master service that controls and authorizes domain naming within the forest.
- Browse Related Terms: Domain Controllers, Domain Naming Master, Domain Naming System, Global Catalog, Infrastructure Master, Operation Masters (OM), PFRD, Primary Domain Controller Emulator (PDC), Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Relative ID (RID), Schema Master, Scope of Active Directory, Single-master operations
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
Domain naming system defines the boundaries of the forest.
- Browse Related Terms: Domain Controllers, Domain Naming Master, Domain Naming System, Global Catalog, Infrastructure Master, Operation Masters (OM), PFRD, Primary Domain Controller Emulator (PDC), Protected Forest Root Domain (PFRD), Relative ID (RID), Schema Master, Scope of Active Directory, Single-master operations
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
Every object that is defined solely within the scope of a particular domain.
- Browse Related Terms: Attribute, Attributes, Classes, Domain Specific Contents, Generic Accounts, Namespace, Object identifier (OID), Schema, X.500
All > Technology > Operating System > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft Windows Server > Microsoft Active Directory
In DNS, the inverted hierarchical tree structure that is used to index domain names. Domain trees are similar in purpose and concept to the directory trees used by computer filing systems for disk storage. For example, when numerous files are stored on disk, directories can be used to organize the files into logical collections. When a domain tree has one or more branches, each branch can organize domain names used in the namespace into logical collections. In Active Directory, a hierarchical structure of one or more domains, connected by transitive, bidirectional trusts, that forms a contiguous namespace. Multiple domain trees can belong to the same forest.
- Browse Related Terms: Authoritative, domain, Domain Tree, Forest, GCPD, Global Catalog Server, Parent-child trust relationship, Security policies, SGCD, Transitive trust, Tree, UPN