Dictionary · Certification Terminology
Active Directory
Directory · Intermediate
Microsoft's directory service for centralized users, computers, and policies in a Windows domain. Clients use standard directory and ticket protocols to talk to it.
Instead of creating the same account on every PC, the organization stores identities in one directory. Group policy and ticket-based login are the features people meet every day.
Example: A new employee receives one domain account and then can sign in to any domain-joined workstation the policy allows.
Common misconception
- The directory product is not the same thing as the protocol clients use to query it. Several protocols can be involved.