Windows Active Directory Domains

I have a scenario where I am trying to evaluate the security benefits of =
an Active Directory domain structure.

We will call the company XYX Inc. They have an AD Forest/Domain for gener=
al users. They also have a separate AD Forest/Domain for their HR Users t=
hat is behind a firewall.=20

The claim is that the separate forests with a one way trust provides the =
necessary security to protect the HR Information. =20

My thinking is that having the users/servers in the same forest would pro=
vide additional benefit of ease of use for the technical team. Using the =
already existing firewall, separate the servers behind the firewall for t=
he needed protection of HR files.

Before I make a recommendation of one way or the other, I wanted to elici=
t the ideas of others who may have seen similar situations.=20

Thanks

Joe Brown

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