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  • Oilserv Limited logo

    Service Level Coordinator

    Oilserv LimitedRivers, Nigeria25 July

    Oilserv Limited is a leading provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction, installation & commissioning (EPCIC) services and complementary ...

    Onsite
  • Olam Agri logo

    IT Infrastructure

    Olam AgriLagos, Nigeria25 July

    Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep ...

    Onsite
  • Montego Upstream Services Limited logo

    I.T Support Officer

    Montego Upstream Serv..Kaduna, Nigeria18 July

    Montego is an independent diversified natural resources company. We apply skill, market intelligence and entrepreneurial aptitude to everything we do. By being ...

    Onsite
  • Tek Experts logo

    IT System Administrator

    Tek ExpertsLagos, Nigeria17 July

    Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. ...

    Onsite
  • Tek Experts logo

    Technical Support Engineer Level 2 - M365 SCIM

    Tek ExpertsLagos, Nigeria17 July

    Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. ...

    Onsite
  • Tek Experts logo

    Technical Support Engineer Level 2 - Dynamics

    Tek ExpertsLagos, Nigeria16 July

    Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. ...

    Onsite
  • Cobranet Limited logo

    Field Network and System Engineer

    Cobranet LimitedLagos, Nigeria15 July

    Cobranet Limited was incorporated in 2003 and began its operations to provide the Nigerian Market with a reliable Internet Service and meet the requirements of ...

    Onsite
  • The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) logo

    Information Communication Technology Officer

    The International Cen..Abuja, Nigeria14 July

    The International Center for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, is an independent, nonprofit news agency that seeks to promote transparency and accountability ...

    Onsite
  • eHealth4everyone logo

    IT Support Assistant

    eHealth4everyoneAbuja, Oyo, Nigeria12 July

    eHealth4everyone is a leading digital health social enterprise dedicated to making the world healthier. We are a new kind of mission-driven organization with ...

    Onsite
  • Portrec Resourcing logo

    Senior Network Security Engineer

    Portrec ResourcingLagos, Nigeria11 July

    Portrec Resourcing recruits’ talents across all sectors that cover talent resourcing and executive, umbrella company, and payroll services. You can get in ...

    Onsite
  • Montego Upstream Services Limited logo

    IT Support Personnel

    Montego Upstream Serv..Kaduna, Nigeria10 July

    Montego is an independent diversified natural resources company. We apply skill, market intelligence and entrepreneurial aptitude to everything we do. By being ...

    Onsite
  • Unified Payment Services Limited logo

    Audit Specialist (IT Audit)

    Unified Payment Servi..Lagos, Nigeria10 July

    UP® otherwise known as Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company founded in 1997 by a consortium ...

    Onsite
  • eHealth4everyone logo

    IT Support Assistant

    eHealth4everyoneAbuja, Oyo, Nigeria10 July

    eHealth4everyone is a leading digital health social enterprise dedicated to making the world healthier. We are a new kind of mission-driven organization with ...

    Onsite
  • Ardova Plc logo

    Officer, System Administration

    Ardova PlcLagos, Nigeria10 July

    Ardova Plc is a Nigerian leading indigenous and integrated energy company involved in the distribution of petroleum products. With an extensive network of over ...

    Onsite
  • Dangote logo

    Field Support Engineer

    DangoteLagos, Edo, Nigeria10 July

    The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products' ...

    Onsite
  • M365Connect logo

    Microsoft Entra Identity Engineer

    M365ConnectLagos, Nigeria27 June

    Job Description: We are seeking an Entra Identity Engineer to design, implement, and manage Microsoft Entra (Azure Active Directory) solutions for our ...

    Remote

What is Active Directory?

Active Directory is a directory service that runs on Microsoft Server. The main function is to enable administrators to manage permissions and control access to network resources. In AD, data is stored as objects which include users, groups, applications, and devices, and these objects are categorised according to their names and attributes. Objects are normally defined as either resource, such as printers or computers, or security principals, such as users or groups.

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) are a core component of Active Directory and provide the primary mechanism for authenticating users and determining which network resources they can access. It stores directory information and handles the interaction of the user with the domain. AD DS verifies access when a user signs into a device or attempts to connect to a server over a network. The hierarchal structures for domain services are as follows:

  1.  Domains: A domain represents a group of objects such as users, groups, and devices, which share the same AD database. A domain is like a branch in a tree. It has the same structures as standard domains and sub-domains, e.g. yourdomain.com and sales.yourdomain.com.

  2. Trees: A tree is one or more domains grouped together in a logical hierarchy. Since domains in a tree are related, they are said to “trust” each other.

  3. Forest: A forest is the highest level of organization within AD and contains a group of trees. The trees in a forest can also trust each other, and will also share directory schemas, catalogs, application information, and domain configurations.

  4. Organizational Units: An OU is used to organize users, groups, computers, and other organizational units.

  5. Containers: A container is similar to an OU, however, unlike an OU, it is not possible to link a Group Policy Object (GPO) to a generic Active Directory container.

There are other services that Active Directory provides. Some of those services are: 

  1. Lightweight Directory Services: LD services provide only a subset of the AD DS features, which makes it more versatile in terms of where it can be run. For example, it can be run as a stand-alone directory service without needing to be integrated with a full implementation of Active Directory.

  2. Certificate Services: You can create, manage and share encryption certificates, which allow users to exchange information securely over the internet.

  3. Rights Management Services: AD RMS is a set of tools that assists with the management of security technologies that will help organizations keep their data secure. Such technologies include encryption, certificates, and authentication, and cover a range of applications and content types, such as emails and Word documents.

Active Directory provides a variety of functional and business benefits. Those benefits include:

  • Security – Active Directory helps businesses improve security by controlling access to network resources.

  • Extensibility – companies can easily organize Active Directory data to align with their organizational structure and business needs.

  • Simplicity – administrators can centrally manage user identities and access privileges across the enterprise, helping businesses simplify management and reduce operations expenses.

  • Resiliency – Active Directory supports redundant components and data replication to enable high availability and business continuity.