Managing Active Directory Security

 

Microsoft's Active Directory allows for very detailed control over the security settings for individual Active Directory Objects.  For ease of managing the security settings for directory objects, a Security Properties option is available on the context menu for all Active Directory objects.  The Security Properties menu provides a simple shortcut to the standard Windows Security dialog.

 

One challenge which faces Active Directory administrators is keeping track of which security options have been applied to existing objects.  Hyena provides a mechanism to list the security with the List Directory Security option, which is available on the context menu for all Active Directory objects.  The List Directory Security option will display the detailed access control entries in the right window for the selected object(s).  To generate a listing for multiple objects, simply select the objects in Hyena's right window.