Active Directory Administration Cookbook
Proven solutions to everyday identity and authentication challenges for both on-premises and the cloud
2nd Edition
Published on 6. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
696 pages
978-1-80324-250-7 (ISBN)
Description
Simplified actionable recipes for managing Active Directory and Azure AD, as well as Azure AD Connect, for administration on-premise and in the cloud with Windows Server 2022
Key Features
Expert solutions for name resolution, federation, certificates, and security with Active Directory
Explore Microsoft Azure AD and Azure AD Connect for effective administration on the cloud
Automate security tasks using Active Directory tools and PowerShell
Book DescriptionUpdated to the Windows Server 2022, this second edition covers effective recipes for Active Directory administration that will help you leverage AD's capabilities for automating network, security, and access management tasks in the Windows infrastructure.
Starting with a detailed focus on forests, domains, trusts, schemas, and partitions, this book will help you manage domain controllers, organizational units, and default containers. You'll then explore Active Directory sites management as well as identify and solve replication problems. As you progress, you'll work through recipes that show you how to manage your AD domains as well as user and group objects and computer accounts, expiring group memberships, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs) with PowerShell. Once you've covered DNS and certificates, you'll work with Group Policy and then focus on federation and security before advancing to Azure Active Directory and how to integrate on-premise Active Directory with Azure AD. Finally, you'll discover how Microsoft Azure AD Connect synchronization works and how to harden Azure AD.
By the end of this AD book, you'll be able to make the most of Active Directory and Azure AD Connect.
What you will learn
Manage the Recycle Bin, gMSAs, and fine-grained password policies
Work with Active Directory from both the graphical user interface (GUI) and command line
Use Windows PowerShell to automate tasks
Create and remove forests, domains, domain controllers, and trusts
Create groups, modify group scope and type, and manage memberships
Delegate, view, and modify permissions
Set up, manage, and optionally decommission certificate authorities
Optimize Active Directory and Azure AD for security
Who this book is forThis book is for administrators of existing Active Directory Domain Service environments as well as for Azure AD tenants looking for guidance to optimize their day-to-day tasks. Basic networking and Windows Server Operating System knowledge will be useful for getting the most out of this book.
Key Features
Expert solutions for name resolution, federation, certificates, and security with Active Directory
Explore Microsoft Azure AD and Azure AD Connect for effective administration on the cloud
Automate security tasks using Active Directory tools and PowerShell
Book DescriptionUpdated to the Windows Server 2022, this second edition covers effective recipes for Active Directory administration that will help you leverage AD's capabilities for automating network, security, and access management tasks in the Windows infrastructure.
Starting with a detailed focus on forests, domains, trusts, schemas, and partitions, this book will help you manage domain controllers, organizational units, and default containers. You'll then explore Active Directory sites management as well as identify and solve replication problems. As you progress, you'll work through recipes that show you how to manage your AD domains as well as user and group objects and computer accounts, expiring group memberships, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs) with PowerShell. Once you've covered DNS and certificates, you'll work with Group Policy and then focus on federation and security before advancing to Azure Active Directory and how to integrate on-premise Active Directory with Azure AD. Finally, you'll discover how Microsoft Azure AD Connect synchronization works and how to harden Azure AD.
By the end of this AD book, you'll be able to make the most of Active Directory and Azure AD Connect.
What you will learn
Manage the Recycle Bin, gMSAs, and fine-grained password policies
Work with Active Directory from both the graphical user interface (GUI) and command line
Use Windows PowerShell to automate tasks
Create and remove forests, domains, domain controllers, and trusts
Create groups, modify group scope and type, and manage memberships
Delegate, view, and modify permissions
Set up, manage, and optionally decommission certificate authorities
Optimize Active Directory and Azure AD for security
Who this book is forThis book is for administrators of existing Active Directory Domain Service environments as well as for Azure AD tenants looking for guidance to optimize their day-to-day tasks. Basic networking and Windows Server Operating System knowledge will be useful for getting the most out of this book.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1277 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80324-250-7 (9781803242507)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
Content
Table of Contents
Optimizing Forests, Domains, and Trusts
Managing Domain Controllers
Managing Active Directory Roles and Features
Managing Containers and Organizational Units
Managing Active Directory Sites and Troubleshooting Replication
Managing Active Directory Users
Managing Active Directory Groups
Managing Active Directory Computers
Managing DNS
Getting the Most Out of Group Policy
Securing Active Directory
Managing Certificates
Managing Federation
Handling Authentication in a Hybrid World (AD FS, PHS, PTA and DSSO)
Handling Synchronization in a Hybrid World (Azure AD Connect)
Hardening Azure AD
Optimizing Forests, Domains, and Trusts
Managing Domain Controllers
Managing Active Directory Roles and Features
Managing Containers and Organizational Units
Managing Active Directory Sites and Troubleshooting Replication
Managing Active Directory Users
Managing Active Directory Groups
Managing Active Directory Computers
Managing DNS
Getting the Most Out of Group Policy
Securing Active Directory
Managing Certificates
Managing Federation
Handling Authentication in a Hybrid World (AD FS, PHS, PTA and DSSO)
Handling Synchronization in a Hybrid World (Azure AD Connect)
Hardening Azure AD