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RE: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns
From: "Ramsdell, Scott" <sramsdell () stinsonmoheck com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:18:07 -0500
Dave, I'm not advocating one way or the other, as I've seen the business owners of web systems go both ways. However, here are some advantages to using AD accounts over local accounts since you asked: - the accounts must conform to your password policies - the accounts can be restricted to login to only the DMZ web server - the accounts can have a login/logoff hours policy applied to them - you can apply GPOs to the accounts for whatever purpose you need - you can set expiration dates for the accounts Best Regards, Scott Ramsdell -----Original Message----- From: DHegenbarth () wrberkley com [mailto:DHegenbarth () wrberkley com] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:06 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns All, I have spent most of my time in network security and IDS/IPS technology so I'm fairly new to security pertaining to MS Active Directory. We are being asked to evaluate web portal authentication/authorization for users, most of whom are not employees of our company. Our NT group wants to add / maintain users in an "external OU", in an existing domain, under our existing AD forest. I think this is a bad idea but I am not versed enough in AD to argue the point. Are there glaring issues with this strategy? My concern is that if someone were to gain access to AD they might not only effect external applications but internal production as well. Are "external OU's" that secure? Are there more secure authentication schemes? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Dave This communication is from a law firm and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If it has been sent to you in error, please contact the sender for instructions concerning return or destruction, and do not use or disclose the contents to others.
Current thread:
- Microsoft Active Directory security concerns DHegenbarth (Jun 13)
- Re: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns Saqib Ali (Jun 13)
- RE: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns Jason Dinsdale (Jun 27)
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- re: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns T Dog (Jun 13)
- RE: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns Robertson, Seth (JSC-IM) (Jun 13)
- RE: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns Ramsdell, Scott (Jun 13)
- RE: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns Depp, Dennis M. (Jun 14)
- Re: re: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns adam . dawson (Jun 14)
- Re: Microsoft Active Directory security concerns simonis (Jun 15)