RE: Windows Active Directory Domains

[Michael Sturtz <Michael.Sturtz () PACCAR com>]

Having a separate AD forest gives the illusion of additional security.  It is not more secure.  All people in the same 
organization should be in the same AD forest.  Protecting HR data can and should be done at the server level and with 
modern Windows servers configured properly can not only prevent unwanted access you can also audit that access in a 
central location such as a command center.  Having a separate forest greatly complicates your design and could actually 
weaken the security of the HR data.  If you want more information feel free to PM me.  
Thanks,
Michael 

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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 1:48 PM
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Subject: Windows Active Directory Domains

I have a scenario where I am trying to evaluate the security benefits of an Active Directory domain structure.

We will call the company XYX Inc. They have an AD Forest/Domain for general users. They also have a separate AD 
Forest/Domain for their HR Users that is behind a firewall. 

The claim is that the separate forests with a one way trust provides the necessary security to protect the HR 
Information.  

My thinking is that having the users/servers in the same forest would provide additional benefit of ease of use for the 
technical team. Using the already existing firewall, separate the servers behind the firewall for the needed protection 
of HR files.

Before I make a recommendation of one way or the other, I wanted to elicit the ideas of others who may have seen 
similar situations. 

Thanks

Joe Brown

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