Tag: active-directory

How many domain admins is too many?

Administrative accounts and groups have powerful rights, privileges, and permissions to perform critical actions in Active Directory (AD), member servers, and workstations. There are four main built-in administrative groups in AD: Enterprise Admins, Domain Admins, Schema Admins, and the Administrators. Each of these groups offer varying levels of access to computers, servers, and network settings, […]

Two-factor authentication for secure access to cloud apps in hybrid AD

In an earlier post, we dealt with the benefits of single sign-on (SSO) for cloud apps in hybrid Active Directory (AD). While SSO is good in the sense that it simplifies user access to multiple cloud apps, it doesn’t adequately shield users from compromised credentials. When a user’s password is compromised in an SSO environment, […]

Single sign-on (SSO) for the cloud

Nearly every organization has some cloud-based application. Of course the common cloud apps include Microsoft Azure, Office 365, G Suite, those from Zoho and Salesforce, and more. As administrators, we want to make our jobs more efficient and we also want to reduce the load on our users whenever possible. Now with ADSelfService Plus, you […]

Creating Perfect ADManager Plus CSV Files

ADManager Plus blows away any other Active Directory management tool by letting administrators create custom user creation templates and powerful CSV user definition files. In order to ​ leverage these CSV files, you will need to ensure that you have all of your I’s dotted and T’s crossed

Active Directory Object LDAP Syntax

A typical day ​   of an Active Directory administrator entails working within a tool, such as Active Directory Users and Computers ( ADUC ), Active Directory Sites and Services ( ADSS ), ADManager Plus, or ADAudit Plus. These tools mask the complexities that can be hidden behind most of the objects that you are working with.