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Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition - Third Edition

By : Dishan Francis
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Book Image

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

Managing Active Directory Objects

I started my career as a web content developer. I still remember my first day at work. It was a small software development company with about 20 engineers. I didn't know anything about Active Directory (AD) back then. On my first day, after the introduction process, my manager showed me to my desk. Then he told me my username and password for login. So, I turned on the computer and typed in my username and password to log in. Then, an on-screen message appeared saying I needed to set a new password. I typed in the most complex password I could think of for extra security, as instructed by my manager. After that, I logged in and started working. It was a pretty busy morning. After a quick break in the late afternoon, I came back to my seat to continue my work. I typed in my complex password to log in but failed. I tried it again but had the same result. I kept on trying, and after a few attempts I saw an account lockout message. I was kind of...