When we talk about Active Directory, we refer to it as a single service, but AD DS is attached to many other components as well. DNS, group policies, and the SYSVOL folder replication are a few example. Each of these components need to operate well in order to run a healthy Active Directory environment. It doesn't come easy; it involves investment on resources, time, and skills. In the Active Directory service, the core values are centralized identity management, authentication, and authorization capabilities. All these extra components make it easy to archive its core values, but at same time, it also opens up risks such as dependencies and security. The failure or compromise of these components/services will make impact on the entire Active Directory infrastructure.
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