What is an organizational unit?

The organizational unit (OU) is a method used in the management of computer systems for grouping and arrangement of various components of the structure of the organization for easy control. Conceptually, the OU can be considered something like a container for sorting the structure of the organization, which allows you to apply changes to any level in the hierarchy. Everything can go to the OU container, including people, groups of people, computer systems or whole networks. The standards have become known as the X.500 and covered the methods of managing electronic directory services where information can be stored and organized. Standard X.511 also describes in detail the Access Access Access (DAP) for working with these directors. At the beginning of the 90s, Novell® began to use this prootcoll with its directory software and Lotus® also found use for technology and included OS in their Lotus® Notes® program around version three. Later developed the working group Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) LDAP (LDAP) protocol (LDAP) for performing similar features in the Internet networkprotocol (IP).

The way the organizational unit is set is through a multi -level approach that often reflects the organization itself. Depending on the structure of the organization, a number of separate OUs may be nested. At the highest level, what is often referred to as a domain. Thereafter, a separate ous are set up, which can keep anything from another branch of the organization, such as the subsidiary of the parent company, after the department in this subsidiary and to the users in the department and the users themselves.

Inmnoho cases The organizational unit is used to manage users in the network. Users, as well as user groups, can be organized in OU. In this way, users can be arranged so that the OU changes will spread to any user it contains. If the user or group is moved to another OU, their status and permissions are automatically updated.This user management method is found in a number of enterprise software products, including Microsoft® Active Directory® and IBM® Lotus Mobile Connect®, as well as countless LDAP software systems.

Its roots in a number of X.500 standards are often used in digital security certificates. The X.509 standard is organized by the Hierarchy of Security certificates through organizational units. This allows detailed management of certificate groups as well as a resolution between two certificates who can have the same name.