Digital certificates are more and more used in modern infrastructure as additional layers of security to prove the objects and services are genuine, and they are the same objects and services they claim to be. In this chapter, you learned what PKI is and how it exactly works in the infrastructure. Then, we looked into AD CS components and their duties. Later, we moved into the PKI planning and discussed what needs to be considered when building PKI. Then, we further looked into PKI deployment models and evaluated their advantages and disadvantages. Last but not the least, we went through a step-by-step guide to set up two-tier PKI successfully.
In the next chapter, you are going to learn about another Active Directory role service--Active Directory Federation Service, and see how identities have been handled in a federated environment.
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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