Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

1-5: Implement Role-Based Access Control

Solution overview

Type of solution	Guidance and best practices
Features and tools	Active Directory group management
Solution summary	Implement role-based access control through disciplined and sophisticated group management.
Benefits	Automate the management of resource access based on user and computer roles and business requirements.

Introduction

Role-based access control, or RBAC, is role-based management applied to the security of resources: files, folders, printers, SharePoint lists and libraries, and so on. In this solution, we'll build an RBAC implementation for a resource collection and, in doing so, will gain skills that apply to other applications of role-based management.

In this solution, we'll flesh out ...