NTLM (NT LAN Manager) has been used as the basic Microsoft authentication protocol for quite a long time: since Windows NT. Although Microsoft introduced a more secure Kerberos authentication protocol…
Let’s consider how to deploy the same desktop background image (wallpaper) on all Windows workstations in the Active Directory domain using Group Policies. As a rule, it is important for…
Let’s look on how to centrally deploy an SSL certificate on domain computers and add it to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities using Group Policy. After the certificate is deployed,…
In this article, we will look at how to use Group Policy (GPO) to centrally create, modify, import and delete any registry keys on domain-joined computers.
In this article, we’ll take a look on how to manage local administrator passwords on a domain joined computers using the official Microsoft tool – LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution).…
WMI filters in Group Policy (GPO) allow you to more flexibly apply policies to clients by using different rules. A WMI filter is a set of WMI queries (the WMI…
Let’s look at how to create a simple administrator notification system when someone adds a new user to the important Active Directory security group. For example you want to track…
Most AD administrators use the repadmin (appeared in Windows Server 2003) and replmon (must be copied from Support Tool for WS2003) console tools to monitor and control Active Directory replication.…
In this article, we’ll look at how to configure Kerberos authentication for different browsers in a Windows domain to enable transparent and secure authentication on web servers without the need…
Let’s see how to track who reset the password of the particular user account in Active Directory using domain controllers security logs.