Active Directory is Microsoft's implementation of an enterprise-grade, standards-compliant directory service that facilitates the location of network resources in an IT environment.
Clients can use the Active Directory to locate IT resources such as computers, network shares, and services. Active Directory provides access to its clients by virtue of the industry standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) protocol.
It is also used to store and protect domain user accounts, security groups, computer accounts, service connection points, group policies and Microsoft Exchange mailboxes and distribution groups. It thus plays a central role in IT management, delegation of administrative responsibilities and the specification and deployment of host security and management policies.
Active Directory can be used to fulfill numerous IT requirements, ranging from the deployment of a NOS directory-service to the deployment of light-weight directory enabled applications.
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