Definition[]
A domain controller is
- "[t]he server that authenticates domain logins and maintains the security policy."[1]
- "[t]he server(s) that manages passwords and authentication requests for a set of applications."[2]
- "[a] server responsible for managing domain information, such as login identification and passwords.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Internet Banking: Comptroller’s Handbook, at 69.
- ↑ Executive Office of the President, Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance, at 172 (Ver. 1.0) (Nov. 10, 2009) (full-text).
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-82, at B-3.