Active Directory Security

This site provides a listing of tools, articles, tips and tricks on Active Directory and Windows Server Security.

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Active Directory Authentication

In an Active Directory Domain users are verified by providing a username and password. This process of verifying the user is called authentication. Once the user’s username and password have been verified they are granted access to resources on the network that they have been granted to. One of the problems that occur with using [...]

DSACLS

DSACLS | Apply Permissions to AD Objects DSACLS.exe is a command line tool that enables administrators to view and change permissions and security attributes of Active Directory objects. This command line tool is the same as using Active Directory Users and Computer but no GUI of course. You can perform the same tasks using dsacls [...]

Active Directory Auditing | Windows Security Policy

At times as a System Administrator, you need to know who is logging into which computer and what that user is accessing. This may also be necessary for compliance reasons. In An Active Directory Domain, you can setup polices to help you audit user activity and computer usage. This is done by defining a set [...]