Active Directory

🏺 Active Directory

Moving accounts and auth policies to the server side. Azure Active Directory is when instead of having a physical server, you have a server in the cloud ⛅️. Defines a set of rules to restrict users’ access to resources. PCs that are part of AD usually don’t have full access to the systems.

AD DS store contains db files and processes that manage directory information for users, services and applications. Consists of Ntds.dit file, at %SystemRoot%\ NTDS folder on all DC. Is only accessible thtough the DC’s processes and protocols.