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delegation

Assigning specific tasks to the appropriate user or group without giving them any more rights than are required in order to perform the tasks you have delegated to them.

delegation of control

Assigning the responsibility of managing Active Directory objects to another user, group, or organization. By delegating control, you negate the need to have several high-level administrative accounts because any user or group can be delegated to control an object without it being added to an administrator group.

department CA hierarchy

Hierarchy in which a CA for each department in the organization is installed so each department can control the deployment of their certificates.

digest authentication

Authentication that provides support for encrypting passwords, even over an unencrypted connection. Digest authentication hashes the user credentials using the Message Digest 5 (MD5) algorithm. This will prevent someone that intercepts the credentials from reading the password.

direct serial connection

The simplest of the out-of-band connections to a server. You can establish the connection by using a null modem cable between the management computer and the server running Emergency Management Services (EMS).

discretionary access control list (DACL)

The part of the security descriptor that grants or denies specific users and groups access to an object.

domain trust

A trust relationship between Windows domains. It can be between domains within the same tree, in separate trees, or in separate forests.

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