Chapter 6: Designing Active Directory Forests and Domains for Security

Chapter 6

Designing Active Directory Forests and Domains for Security

The security of your network hinges on the design of the Active Directory directory service. While no one right way of designing Active Directory exists, many ways of designing Active Directory will put your organization at risk. The technology is flexible enough to be deployed according to the business requirements of any organization. However, an Active Directory implementation has several important security considerations. This chapter is by no means an exhaustive text on how to design Active Directory. But it will provide guidance on designing Active Directory forests and domains with security in mind.