3.0 Identity Vault Structure

The Identity Vault structure for the Resource Kit is designed to use best practices. The structure is created to use mostly domain (dc) containers instead of traditional organization (o) and organizational unit (ou) containers. Figure 3-1 shows the structure of the Resource Kit Identity Vault.

Figure 3-1 Identity Vault Structure

The Resource Kit uses mostly domain containers, so that the sense of relationship that is implied with organizations and organizational units is not there. The recommendation is to use domains if possible, use organizations where it makes sense, and use organizational units only where necessary.

The Resource Kit structure is set up for scalability by having three main components: