Active Directory Domain Service

Active Directory Domain Service (ADDS) is introduced on 2000 server Operating System.

What is Active Directory Domain Service?

•   The  Active Directory Domain Service (ADDS) database stores information on user identity, computer, groups, services, and resources.
• Active Directory Domain Service (ADDS) controllers also host the service that authenticates the user and computer account then they logon to the domain. 

Purpose of Active Directory

• Provides user login and authentication services using KARBOS PROTOCOL.
• to centralize and decentralize the resource management.
• To centrally organize and many                                                                                                                   —user account, computer, groups, network Resources.
• Enables authorized user to easily locate network resources.

Domain

• The domain is a logical grouping of a user computer, and group objects for the purpose of management and security.
• creating the initial domain controller in a network also creates the domain you cannot have a domain without at least one domain controller.
• Each domain is identified by a DNS domain name.