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Windows Server 2003
Active Directory
CS526 Semester Project
Spring 2006
Patricia C. Marquez
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Introduction
 Active Directory is the Windows Server 2003
directory service.
 Directory services enable the management of
network resource information.
 Active Directory uses the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP).
 LDAP defines the directory access methods and
employs the X.500 directory standard.
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Goals
Develop an application to programmatically query
and modify the directory data using Active Directory
Service Interfaces (ADSI).
– Install Windows Server 2003
– Configure the server as a domain controller
– Configure the server as a DNS server
– Install Active Directory
– Create a Directory Information Tree
– Configure a Windows XP client to access the directory via
a directory-enabled application.
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Overview of Directory Services
A directory service is a type of service used to manage
network resource information such as users, printers, files,
applications, and even other services.
The information is stored in a special type of database. The
data repository is referred to as a directory because of its
hierarchical structure.
The X.500 Standard defines the architecture and features of a
directory service. This includes the data model, namespace,
functional model, and authentication methods.
Directory data is accessed using the client/server model.
Directory services are ideal for large distributed environments.
Distributed applications can be directory-enabled to access
directory data using associated APIs.
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
An open industry standard for directory access.
Defines a standard method for querying and updating
information in a directory including the transport and
format of messages.
Less resource-intensive than DAP because:
– It runs directly over TCP/IP instead of requiring the entire OSI
protocol stack to operate.
– It uses a simplified version of the X.500 directory data model.
LDAP provides APIs for C and Java.
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Active Directory Highlights
The Microsoft Windows Server directory service
Its primary protocol is LDAP
The data model is derived from the X.500 data model
Resources are represented as objects. The database
can hold a billion objects
Provides access control and authentication
Supports intersite and intrasite replication
Provides its own API:
– Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)
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Physical Architecture
CLIENTS
Applications
Replication
Outlook Clients
Windows NT 4
INTERFACES
LDAP
REPL
MAPI
SAM
Windows Server 2003 Security Subsystem
Extensible Storage Engine
Active Directory Data Store
Primary data file
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Working Files
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Transactions Logs
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Windows Server 2003 Security Subsystem
AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS
NTLM
KDC
Kerberos
SSL
Authentication Provider
LOGON / ACCESS CONTROL MECHANISMS
NETLOGON
LSA Server
Security Accounts Manager
DIRECTORY SERVICE
Directory Service Module
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Logical Architecture
Building blocks include:
– Forests
– Domains
– Organizational Units
– Groups
– Objects: users, computers, printers, et cetera
– Trust relationships
– Sites
– Replication
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Forest with Domain Trees and Trust Relationship
A forest is a logical grouping of domain trees
A domain tree is a logical grouping of domains
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Domain with Organizational Unit Tree
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Future Research
Solutions to Active Directory limitations:
– No easy way to rearrange the structure of existing
forests
– No easy way to merge one forest with another to form
a single forest
– No easy way to split domains off a forest to form a
new forest
Research using Directory Services Markup Language
(DSML) to access my directory.
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Key References
Kouti, Sakari, and Mika Seitsonen. Inside Active
Directory – A System Administrator’s Guide. AddisonWesley, 2002
Stanek, William R. Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Inside Out. Microsoft Press, 2004
Tuttle, Steven, Ami Ehlenberger, Ramakrishna Gorthi,
Jay Leiserson, Richard Macbeth, Nathan Owen, Sunil
Ranahandola, Michael Storrs, and Chunhui Yang.
Understanding LDAP – Design and Implementation.
IBM Redbooks, 2004
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Questions
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