Active Directory Tip: Avoiding single points of failure

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October 26, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Active Directory Tip NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Postini, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Avoiding single points of failure   >  Restricting cached credentials   >  Best practices for OU design   >  FAQ: Expert Advice Avoiding single points of failure [James Michael Stewart] Those of you with any type of security certification (or basic knowledge for that matter), understand the principle of avoiding single points of failure. A single point of failure is an Achilles heel that you should attempt to design out of your IT infrastructure. Here are some thoughts about preventing a single point of failure in Active Directory.   New White Paper! Email Intrusion Prevention The incidence of spam and malicious emails carrying viruses and worms continues to increase. Spammers' techniques have become more sophisticated, making first-generation content filtering technology obsolete. Download the latest Postini white paper to understand the latest email intrusions, how spammer techniques are rapidly evolving and what you can do to protect your organization today. Download now!   Restricting cached credentials [James Michael Stewart] Windows operating systems, including 2000, XP, and 2003, cache the logon credentials for the last 10 users. This allows the user to re-logon at a later date even if the domain controller cannot be accessed at the time of logon. While this does represent a fault tolerance to DC downtime and network congestion, it is a poor state of security. Find out what the most secure settings are in this tip. Best practices for OU design [Omar Droubi, Kenton Gardinier, Rand Morimoto and Michael Noel] There are certain differences between Windows 2003 Server Active Directory (also known as Windows .NET Active Directory) and Windows 2000 AD. However, the same basic practices for organizational unit design still apply. This excerpt from InformIT discusses the best practices for OU design. FEATURED TOPIC:  FAQ: Expert Advice SearchWin2000.com has the facts on FAQs. Browse the most frequently asked questions put to our Windows experts. Got a question? Check the FAQ, it may already have been answered. NEWS:  Linux and Windows: Clustering champ unclear An organization's selection of a clustering platform is largely a matter of environment and the task at hand. CHAPTER OF THE WEEK:  'IIS Fundamentals' New to IIS? Want to bone up on the 'big picture' view? Then this chapter is for you. Get a complete overview of how IIS is laid out, how the different components snap together and what you can and can't do with it. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Administrator Tips Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Active Directory Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-23 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494