Designing a Resource Authorization Strategy
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Authenticated users need access to shared resources such as file shares and printers. An authorization strategy based on security groups enables you to effectively manage users’ access to these resources. To create a resource authorization strategy, you need to decide what types of security groups to use and plan how to manage and maintain these groups.
In This Chapter
Overview of Designing a Resource Authorization Strategy
Establishing a Resource Authorization Method
Defining Policies for Security Group Management
Delegating Security Group Maintenance
Additional Resources for Resource Authorization Strategy
Related Information
For more information about domain and forest functional levels, see "Enabling Advanced Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Features" in this book and the Active Directory Collection of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (or see the Active Directory Collection on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).
For more information about authentication, see "Designing an Authentication Strategy" in this book and the Windows Security Collection of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (or see the Windows Security Collection on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).
For more information about authorization and access control, see the Windows Security Collection of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (or see the Windows Security Collection on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).