Provisioning User Accounts

Provisioning is the process of creating, managing, and configuring user access rights to an organization’s resources according to their job role. It involves the allocation of permissions and resources to new users, thereby enabling them to perform their roles effectively. The process incorporates several key steps, including the creation of user identities, assignment of privileges, and allocation of resources, which are tailored to meet individual user needs and organizational policies.

One of the most common types of user accounts is an account in Active Directory, which can also be defined as a directory service. It uses an authentication protocol called Kerberos, as explained in the next section. At the end of this section, you will see how user accounts are created in Linux.

Active Directory (Directory Services)

Identity management in a corporate environment will use a directory database. This is a centralized database that will authenticate...