I started my career as a web developer. I still remember my first day at work. It was a software development company with 20 engineers. My team lead, Indika, showed me my desk and passed me a piece of paper with a username and password to log in to my computer. I didn't know anything about Active Directory back then as I was too focused on being a software engineer. So I turned on the computer and typed in my username and password to log in. Then it said I needed to set a new password. My team lead asked me to type in a new password but be sure to make it complex. So I typed the most complex password I could think of. After that, I logged in and started working. It was a pretty busy morning with learning new things. I took a quick 20-minute lunch break in the late afternoon and came back to my seat to continue my work. I typed my complex...
Mastering Active Directory
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Overview of this book
Active Directory is a centralized and standardized system that automates networked management of user data, security, and distributed resources and enables interoperation with other directories. If you are aware of Active Directory basics and want to gain expertise in it, this book is perfect for you.
We will quickly go through the architecture and fundamentals of Active Directory and then dive deep into the core components, such as forests, domains, sites, trust relationships, OU, objects, attributes, DNS, and replication. We will then move on to AD schemas, global catalogs, LDAP, RODC, RMS, certificate authorities, group policies, and security best practices, which will help you gain a better understanding of objects and components and how they can be used effectively. We will also cover AD Domain Services and Federation Services for Windows Server 2016 and all their new features. Last but not least, you will learn how to manage your identity infrastructure for a hybrid-cloud setup. All this will help you design, plan, deploy, manage operations on, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure in a secure, effective manner.
Furthermore, I will guide you through automating administrative tasks using PowerShell cmdlets. Toward the end of the book, we will cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques that can be used to improve security and performance in an identity infrastructure.
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Mastering Active Directory
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Active Directory Fundamentals
Active Directory Domain Services 2016
Designing Active Directory Infrastructure
Active Directory Domain Name System
Placing Operations Master Roles
Migrating to Active Directory 2016
Managing Active Directory Objects
Managing Users, Groups, and Devices
Designing the OU Structure
Managing Group Policies
Active Directory Services
Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Federation Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Active Directory Security Best Practices
Advanced AD Management with PowerShell
Azure Active Directory Hybrid Setup
Active Directory Audit and Monitoring
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