In a nutshell—enabling everyone at UBC to sign on to Transformation services (for example, a virtual desktop). You know you’re on the way when you pass these first milestones:
Q. What is Enterprise Active Directory (EAD)?
- Information Technology’s website says it is “a centralized authentication and authorization mechanism for Microsoft client resources and University wide services. EAD provides efficient control and administration of centrally managed assets like servers, computers and security groups."
Q. Why have two kinds of authentication--CWL and EAD? What’s the difference?
- If you’re in an ideal situation, over time you will need only your EAD authentication to reach all the systems and applications you use. Part of the streamlining strategy is that you will have only one user account for Enterprise Active Directory. By contrast, you could create any number of CWL names.
The limit of EAD accounts per user is two. A second account will be created only for the administrator of specific systems.
