Process for Designing an Authentication Strategy

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Designing an authentication strategy involves evaluating your existing infrastructure and creating accounts, establishing a means to secure the authentication process, and establishing standards for network authentication and time synchronization. You might also need to extend your authentication model to allow authentication between forests or between other Kerberos realms, and to enable delegated authentication in order to facilitate user access to system resources.

Figure 14.1 shows the process for designing an authentication strategy.

Figure 14.1   Designing an Authentication Strategy