Basic Security Issues of Active Directory

The old cliche the 'network is the system' becomes a reality with Microsoft's Windows 2000 Distributed Services. A single login provides access to applications and resources spread throughout your Windows 2000 network. At first this might appear to be a security management nightmare but if Windows 2000 is properly deployed it provides a centralized security platform with many enhanced security features. Kerberos and the Public Key Infrastructure provide networking security opportunities The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and enhancements to the Group Policy simplify management while providing flexible control over system and application access. If you currently have an NT4.0 environment with a large number of servers and domains then upgrading to a Windows 2000 platform will require careful planning and implementing.