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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

Installing the Pass-through Authentication agent

Before we move into Azure AD Connect, we need to install the Pass-through Authentication agent. It is recommended to install the Pass-through Authentication agent on the same server as Azure AD Connect. In a production environment, it is recommended to install this agent in at least three servers:

  1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://bit.ly/30RTYdW) as Global Administrator.
  2. Click on Azure Active Directory | Azure AD Connect | Pass-through authentication:

    Figure 18.26: Pass-through authentication settings

  3. Click on Download to download the file.
  4. Once the .exe file has been downloaded, move to the server where it is going to be installed.
  5. Then, double-click on the file and proceed with the installation:

    Figure 18.27: Start Azure AD Connect authentication agent installation

  6. During the installation process, it will prompt for authentication. Use the Global Administrator...