Client Domain Switching between organizations?

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Our company, XYZ has a couple of engagements (lets just say CompanyA &
CompanyB) where our personnel are forced to become part of these customers
Active Directory environments. As we start introducing applications like GT&E
where SSO and authentication into the firms AD environment is required, I
believe these people will not be able to access the applications unless they
have authenticated computer and user accounts in the domain with the
application. What is Microsoft's best practice for Joining Computers to other
organization's domain and then switching them back to original XYZ Domain? I
understand there are many steps involved, some network (DNS) settings that
need to be switched back and forth as well as actual steps in joining the
computer to domain.

Do we use a...
Inter Forest Trust between organizations?
ADFS? (for extending Active Directory environment)
Or are there any third party tools or Microsoft tools available for
simplifying the steps of Network / Domain Switching between organizations?

Regards
Christopher L. Gonzalez
MCSE 2003
 
Domain or Forest Trust is the best option here i think. It makes lower since
of what domain the computer is joined to.. since users can logon to all
trusted domains.

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Our company, XYZ has a couple of engagements (lets just say
CompanyA &
CompanyB) where our personnel are forced to become part of
these customers
Active Directory environments. As we start introducing
applications like GT&E
where SSO and authentication into the firms AD environment is
required, I
believe these people will not be able to access the
applications unless they
have authenticated computer and user accounts in the domain
with the
application. What is Microsoft's best practice for Joining
Computers to other
organization's domain and then switching them back to original
XYZ Domain? I
understand there are many steps involved, some network (DNS)
settings that
need to be switched back and forth as well as actual steps in
joining the
computer to domain.

Do we use a...
Inter Forest Trust between organizations?
ADFS? (for extending Active Directory environment)
Or are there any third party tools or Microsoft tools
available for
simplifying the steps of Network / Domain Switching between
organizations?

Regards
Christopher L. Gonzalez
MCSE 2003
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first thing that comes to mind is create a trust as one of the
solutions you already mentioned
 
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