What is the purpose of Active Directory in Windows security and how is it structured?

[ProfRon]

So, Active Directory keeps your Windows world organized for security. It handles who gets access to what. Imagine it as the bouncer at a club, checking IDs before letting folks in.

You log in once, and it remembers you across machines. That's the magic. No need to juggle passwords everywhere.

It structures things like a family tree. Top level has forests, big branches of domains. Domains group users and computers together.

You nest objects inside, like users or printers. Organizational units tidy them up. Policies flow down from the top.

I tweak it all the time at work. Makes locking down sensitive spots a breeze. You avoid chaos without it.

Ever forget a shared drive permission? AD fixes that quick. It syncs everything centrally.

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