Active Directory

Implementation of Active Directory

Riordan Manufacturing network infrastructure within the corporate building, Georgia site, Michigan site,

and the site oversea in China, neither has any security measures to authorization users and or system to

have access to the corporate network. To maintain access and security level through-out the company

systems, Windows server 2008 R2 Active Directory with Domain Controllers deployed within each site

would provide the addition levels for security and proper access to any network device within the

company infrastructure. Active directory will provide the means to manage the identities and relationships

that make up the organization's network. Active Directory can provide functionality needed to centrally

configure and administer system, user, and application settings. Using Active Directory will be able to

efficiently manage users, computers, groups, printers, applications, and other directory-enabled objects

from one secure, centralized location.

Active Directory Deployment

Deploying AD within the organization will help to make sure that only those individuals who need to

view a file can do so. Active Directory Rights Management Services can protect a file by identifying the

rights that a user has to the file. Rights can be configured to allow a user to open, modify, print, forward,

or take other actions with the rights-managed information. One advantage of using Active Directory is

the Federation Services which is a highly secure, highly extensible, and Internet-scalable identity access

solution that allows organizations to authenticate users from partner organizations. By using AD FS, you

can simply and very securely grant external users access to your organization’s domain resources. AD

FS can also simplify integration between untrusted resources and domain resources within your own

organization. The use of certificates to prove the identity of users or computers, as well...