Chapter 15 Effectively Setting Up eDirectory Security

Management tools and techniques are very important to effectively prevent NDS/eDirectory problems, but they do not address a serious issue facing modern network administrative staff: securing resources from unauthorized access. Experience has shown that the danger of unauthorized access often comes from an internal source (employees, disgruntled or not) rather than from sources outside the organization (hackers).

Another reason to provide security on your network is to prevent the accidental destruction of data. Security is an effective means to limiting the scope of potential damage done by people who do not fully understand how to administer the system or how to properly use administrative ...

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