The A-Z of Active Directory Security

Welcome! If you're here, you probably manage or work with an Active Directory environment.

Active Directory is a complex system and can be difficult to navigate. To help you out, we've created this glossary of terms to help you understand the ins and outs of Active Directory security. In this glossary you'll find a list of the most common Active Directory security terms, defined in plain,easy-to-understand language. So, whether you're a seasoned IT professional, new to Active Directory,or just researching, you'll find the words you need to know here.

A-F

• Active Directory backup
• Active Directory default security settings
• Active Directory endpoints
• Active Directory user
• Adaptive authentication
• Administrative account
• Administrative permissions
• Administrative users
• AD vulnerability patching
• ADWS
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Domain
• Domain Tree
• Enterprise admins

G-L

• Granular MFA
• Group permissions
• How does MFA work?
• Insider threat

M-R

• MFA enrollment
• MFA factors
• MFA methods
• Network
• Objects
• Overprivileged service accounts
• Passwords and credentials
• Privileged access group
• Privileged acess
• Privileged user
• Privilege escalation

S-Z

• Schema admin
• Security groups
• Shared credentials
• Spear phishing
• Traditional MFA
• Unauthorized access attempt
• User account
• User deprovisioning
• User permissions
• User provisioning & overprovisioning
• What is MFA?
• Why MFA is important
• Why use multi-factor authentication?
• Windows devices
• Windows domain administrators