


Microsoft Active Directory security is important for businesses because the service holds the keys to the kingdom - providing access to systems, applications and resources. If the user is a system administrator, domain controllers can grant additional permissions. For example, when a user logs on to a domain joined device, the domain controllers authenticate the user name and password. Information technology (IT) administrators rely on these Microsoft Active Directory services to perform a variety of daily processes, including domain controller workflows. Microsoft Windows Active Directory has several components, including Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Certificate Services and Active Directory Federation Services. Active Directory is a directory service offered by Microsoft Windows that helps administrators configure permissions and network access.
