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When it comes to designing and administering active directory (AD), sometimes less is more. I have worked with a variety of both large and small AD environments where years of [...]
The last major Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) update came with the release of Windows Server 2016. While there was a schema update with Windows Server 2019, it was [...]
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) serves many purposes. The most important role it provides is authentication. To make authentication painless, Windows (and non-Windows) systems use AD to authenticate user accounts and [...]
All organizations use privileged accounts to manage their environments. In many cases, administration is performed from productivity workstations, which are vulnerable to a substantial number of attack vectors. Need help [...]
Many organizations are interested in leveraging the benefits and security that come with a public key infrastructure (PKI). While internal PKIs are incredibly powerful and are often a de facto [...]
First announced at WWDC in 2022, Platform SSO (PSSO) is now available for Microsoft Entra ID tenants. It can be configured on any supported macOS MDM, such as Microsoft Intune [...]
Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) service. It enables organizations to manage user identities and control access to applications, [...]
Update Since Posting On November 12, 2024 Microsoft released an official fix to ESC15. Additional information can be found in the Microsoft Security Response Center. Background Although many organizations rely [...]
Many organizations control access to internal systems by simply relying on whether or not an account is enabled. However, users often change roles throughout their careers within a single organization. [...]
Active Directory (AD) is a cornerstone of IT infrastructure for many organizations, providing essential services for managing and securing resources. This guide will take you through the essentials of Active [...]
A red forest is designed to increase the security of Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) by protecting privileged credentials from compromise. Privileged identities, such as members of [...]
Since the introduction of passwords as the standard for computer authentication, there haven’t been many changes beyond enforcing password length and character complexity requirements and the introduction of two-factor authentication [...]