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Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition - Third Edition

By : Dishan Francis
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Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition - Third Edition

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By: Dishan Francis

Overview of this book

Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide for Information Technology professionals looking to improve their knowledge about MS Windows Active Directory Domain Service. The book will help you to use identity elements effectively and manage your organization’s infrastructure in a secure and efficient way. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect the importance of cloud-based strong authentication and other tactics to protect identity infrastructure from emerging security threats. Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition provides extensive coverage of AD Domain Services and helps you explore their capabilities as you update to Windows Server 2022. This book will also teach you how to extend on-premises identity presence to cloud via Azure AD hybrid setup. By the end of this Microsoft Active Directory book, you’ll feel confident in your ability to design, plan, deploy, protect, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Index

OU design models

In this section, we are going to look into different OU design models. This doesn't mean you need to stick to one of these. Modern infrastructure requirements are complex and challenging. These models will guide you to create a design that suits your organization's requirements.

The container model

In the Containers vs. OUs section, I mentioned default containers in an Active Directory environment. One of the characteristics of these default containers is that they have large administrative boundaries. As an example, the Computers container will contain any computers added to AD by default. It can be a physical server, virtual server, desktop computer, or laptop. The container model is based on a similar concept. This is mainly suited for small businesses where you have limited administrative and security requirements with Active Directory objects.

When OU boundaries are large, it is not possible to apply tailored group policies or precise delegated...