Additional Resources

The starting point for finding information about all things IDA on Microsoft platforms is http://www.microsoft.com/ida/. Although this link currently redirects you to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/idm/default.mspx, I have a feeling this will change as Windows Server 2008 approaches RTM.

The Windows Server 2008 main site on Microsoft.com also has a general overview called "Identity and Access in Windows Server Longhorn" that you can read at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/ida-mw.mspx. By the time you read it, there probably will be more details on the site than there are at the time of writing this.

You can also find a developer-side overview of the directory, identity, and access services ...

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