Active Directory Programming

Description

Active Directory Programming provides you with all the information needed to tap into the Active Directory from your own programs. After being provided with the groundwork of how the Active Directory works, you will be taught both how to design and how to create Active Directory enabled applications. This includes detailed discussions on the different programming interfaces that can be used. The book also contains ADSI and LDAP references that make this a handy resource when you are implementing Active Directory solutions. Coverage includes: Active Directory Fundamentals, Accessing Active Directory with LDAP, Accessing Active Directory with the Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), The Contents of Active Directory, Active Directory Security, and more.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. ACTIVE DIRECTORY FUNDAMENTALS.

What's a Directory?

Simple Directories. Application Directories. Standalone Network Directories. NOS-Integrated Directories. Global Directories.

1999-The Year of the Directory? Why Directories?

Single Sign-on. Security. Device Identification and Location. Location Independence. Global Address Book. Simplified Administration. Reliability. Quality of Service and the DEN Initiative.

Directories-The Technical Challenge.

The Requirements for a Successful Directory. The Solutions.

Active Directory: The Directory for Windows 2000.

Standards-Based. Scalable. Secure. Integrated and Integratable. Extensible Schema. Backward-Compatible.

Integration with Windows 2000. Integration with Other Microsoft Products.

Microsoft Exchange. Zero Administration Windows and Active Directory.

Integration with Other Directory Services. Active Directory Versus Windows NT 4 Domains. Active Directory Versus Novell Directory Services.

The Logical Structure of Active Directory.

Active Directory Is a Collection of Objects. Classes of Objects. Attributes and Values. The Active Directory Schema. The Directory Information Tree. Identifying Directory Objects. Organizing the Directory Tree. The Root Domain, Domain Trees, and Forests. The Domain Naming System and Active Directory Domains.

The Physical Structure of Active Directory.

Domain Controllers. Partitions and Replicas. Global Catalogs. Active Directory Replication. Active Directory Sites.

Overview of Windows 2000 Security.

The Features of Windows 2000 Security. The Components of Windows 2000 Security. Default Access Rights. Evaluating Access Rights.

Windows 2000 Security and Active Directory.

Domain Controllers and the Local Security Authority. Active Directory Domains. Domain Trusts. Access Rights Inheritance. Default Access Rights. Default Owner. Property and Property Group Access Rights. Extending Windows 2000 Security with Private Object Security. Security Descriptors as Strings.

Programming Active Directory Security.

Active Directory Security Attributes. Active Directory Security and LDAP. Active Directory Security and ADSI.

The Origins of DNS and DNS Basics. DNS Domains. DNS Zones. Host Names. Name Servers. Primary and Secondary DNS Servers. DNS Records. Name Resolution. Updating. Why DNS? Active Directory and.