Sign in to URI’s Windows domain, access file shares, and have security policies automatically applied to managed devices — all through Active Directory (AD). It handles authentication for domain-joined servers and enforces Group Policy across managed computers.
AD also plays a critical role in URI’s identity pipeline: it receives identity and entitlement data from eCampus and passes it downstream to Azure, which in turn powers URI’s Single Sign-On (SSO) service. Changes to a person’s role or status in eCampus flow through AD before reaching the applications and services that depend on SSO.
Contact: its-citi@uri.edu (ITS Cloud & IT Infrastructure)
Features
- Authentication and authorization for URI’s on-premises Windows domain
- Controls login access to domain-joined servers
- Manages access to Windows file shares
- Enforces Group Policy — security settings, software deployment, and configuration across managed Windows devices
- Receives identity and entitlement data from eCampus — the authoritative source of who is a student, faculty member, or staff at URI
- Feeds that identity data downstream to Azure, which powers URI’s Single Sign-On (SSO) service
Access
Active Directory accounts are provisioned automatically for all URI faculty and staff. Domain-joined device and server access is managed by ITS. Departments needing a server or file share joined to the URI domain should contact its-citi@uri.edu.
Support and Training
ITS manages the Active Directory infrastructure, including domain controllers, replication, Group Policy, and the eCampus identity feed.
Most end users do not interact with Active Directory directly — it works in the background to handle authentication and access. The exceptions are users who need to manage file share permissions or join devices to the URI domain, both of which involve Active Directory objects and may require ITS assistance.
For questions or assistance, contact its-citi@uri.edu.