Active Directory Rights Management Services SDK

Gives you a brief introduction to AD RMS and mentions some of the common tasks developers can perform.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=149423

AD RMS Overview

Describes the server and client components for AD RMS.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156723

What's New in the AD RMS SDK

Gives you a glance at new features for developers in each version of AD RMS.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156724

How RMS Works

Overview of the technical aspects of the technology.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156725

Benefits of Deploying RMS

Gives you an overview and description of the technology, and how it helps organizations achieve their security goals.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156726

TechNet Virtual Labs

Labs that help you learn how to complete tasks with AD RMS in an immersive, hands-on experience.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156727

AD RMS Functions

Describes each function in the AD RMS SDK in detail.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156728

Using the AD RMS SDK

Describes various tasks that a developer can perform with the AD RMS SDK.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156729

Working with Licenses and Templates

Describes in detail how a developer can use licenses and templates, which are key components for using AD RMS to protect content.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156730

AD RMS Prerequisites

Describes the requirements that your environment must meet before you can activate AD RMS.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=154903

Managing Servers for RMS

Enrolling, adding and configuring your AD RMS servers.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156731

AD RMS and Active Directory Objects

Describes the required and optional AD DS user and computer objects for an AD RMS implementation.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154755

Managing Rights Policy Templates

Creating and working with rights-policy templates, which streamline the content protection process.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156735

Managing User Accounts

Describes how Active Directory accounts are used in AD RMS.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156733

Application Licensing and Best Practices

Describes how to license your AD RMS application, and describes the recommended best practices for creating a secure application.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156742

Planning an RMS Deployment

Describes infrastructure prerequisites, security planning, system-recovery planning, and so on.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156747

AD RMS Client Deployment and Usage Considerations

Contains an in-depth discussion of best practices for deploying AD RMS on the client, under various requirements and conditions.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=153481

AD RMS Step-by-Step Guide

In-depth how to for installing and configuring your AD RMS servers.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154256

Configure Rights Policy Templates

Step-by-step instructions for configuring rights-policy templates.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156750

Information-Rights-Management Architecture and Design Guidance for AD RMS Application Developers

A white paper that provides architecture and design guidance for building an Information Rights Management (IRM)-aware application using Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156751

AD RMS with AD FS Identity Federation Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-step instructions for integrating AD FS and AD RMS to allow for cross organizational collaboration.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156755

Setting Up the Pre-production Development Environment

Step-by-step instructions for setting up your pre-production AD RMS development environment.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156756

Debugging an Application

Discussion of debugging in the AD RMS environment, which can pose challenges not present with other types of applications.

Developer

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156757

Troubleshooting RMS

Includes resources that provide answers to common AD RMS troubleshooting and operations questions.

IT Professional

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156760