IT lexicon Security Active Directory

Active Directory AD

Security På svenska → Updated: 2026-05-23

Microsoft's directory service for Windows domains — users, groups, computers, policies, all in one place.

Built on LDAP + Kerberos. AD forest → domains → OUs (Organizational Units). 95%+ of enterprise Windows environments run AD. Azure AD / Entra ID is the cloud variant. Often the first target in enterprise pentests.

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