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Apple has gone well beyond generic standards-based support. Mac OS X builds in support for all of Microsoft’s proprietary Active Directory services: Microsoft Kerberos authentication; Active Directory authentication policies, such as password changes, expiration, and forced password changes; and Active Directory replication and failover.Mac OS X marks a significant first for Apple, an enterprise-capable operating system. Built from the ground up based on open standards with powerful Unix-like underpinnings, it's moving Apple further into the infrastructures of business and academic computing than ever before. Critical to this trend is its ability to make use of enterprise directories, that is, centralized network repositories for users, groups, security policy and other administrative data. Due to its ubiquitous nature, Microsoft's Active Directory plays a particularly important role. Business - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under business/finance/loan/mortgage category Computers - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under computer hardware/software/peripheral category Internet - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing category Software - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under software category Web Design - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web design/development category Web Hosting - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web hosting category Web Promotion - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under search engine optimization/internet marketing category Web Resources - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under other web category Recreation - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under travel/hotel/cruise category Casino - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette category Health - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online pharmacy/hospital/health category Shopping - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online shopping/gift category Miscellaneous - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under all other categories Both its client and server personalities- bring significant progress to Apple's place in Windows-centric organizations. Unlike the LDAPv3-based Jaguar strategies we examined in my earlier articles, Panther's capabilities have been specifically engineered by Apple to work in much the same way that a Windows client would when joining and participating in an Active Directory. With new Directory Access modules, Apple servers can access account records stored in Active Directory — without requiring any modifications to the Active Directory schema. This enables Windows-based departments or workgroups to take advantage of the low-cost SMB file services in Mac OS X Server, while integrating with their existing Active Directory infrastructure for user account information and authentication. Secure network services — including network home directories — hosted on Mac OS X Server even support single sign-on for clients authenticated using Microsoft’s proprietary Kerberos implementation.
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