Delegating Administrative Access in Active Directory

Delegation of administrative authority for IT management helps organizations securely, efficiently and cost-effectively manage their IT infrastructures.

In Windows Server based IT infrastructures, administrative responsibilities for almost all vital IT, security and access management functions such as account management and group management are delegated in Active Directory.

Active Directory provides powerful delegation capabilities that help organizations delegate and undelegate administrative authority for IT management.

This section helps IT managers and IT administrators –

• understand the benefits of delegating administration in Active Directory
• securely delegate and undelegate administrative tasks in Active Directory
• understand the importance of verifying, assessing and auditing delegations