Overview
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is a centralized, hierarchical database and set of services used primarily in Windows environments to manage network resources, users, and computers. It provides essential identity management, handling authentication (verifying user identity) and authorization (granting access to resources) across a network. If Active Directory fails due to ransomware or accidental deletion, all business operations stop because users cannot log in.
NOTE: Protection for Microsoft Active Directory is available as part of the Identity Resilience suite. Alternatively, customers may purchase coverage individually with an Enterprise License for this specific application. Learn more
The Druva Solution:
Druva Active Directory Protection provides a fast, secure, and automated way to back up and restore your Active Directory infrastructure. It replaces slow, manual native tools with a simplified "single pane of glass" dashboard.
With Druva, you can protect the following data from Microsoft Active Directory:
Users
Groups
Computers
Contacts
Organization Unit
Group Policy Objects
ADFS Configuration
Domain Controller Service Configuration
Relationships between Active Directory objects, such as:
Members in a group
A user's assigned manager
Group Policy Objects (GPOs) linked to Organizational Units (OUs)
The user responsible for managing a specific OU/computer
For detailed information on this, see <Active Directory Data that Druva protects>
Supported Environments for Active Directory
Active Directory support varies by environment, as outlined in the table below.
Environment Type | Active Directory Support |
Public Cloud | ✅ Supported |
Gov Cloud | ❌ Not Supported |
Here's a video that provides an overview of Druva's Microsoft Active Directory Data Protection: