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## Overview

This document outlines topics related to recovering Active Directory in the event of a disaster. There are two technologies discussed here:
 
1. Break Glass: This section addresses situations in which domain admins cannot log into their computer, a server, or domain controller to manage or correct an AD issue. For example, since elevated accounts require PIV authentication, the smartcard login mechanism must function flawlessly, otherwise an administrator may not be able to log in to assess or correct an outage.