Active Directory is at the center of many attacks as it is still the predominant source of identity and access management in the enterprise. Hackers commonly target Active Directory with various ...

In "Mastering Active Directory Domains," I explained the importance of good domain naming and discussed the concept of nesting domains. In this article, I'll discuss two more Active Directory ...

Microsoft is urging customers to patch two Active Directory domain controller bugs after a PoC tool was publicly released on Dec. 12. A proof-of-concept tool has been published that leverages two ...

Since Active Directory is a core feature of Windows Server, we can install it from the Server Manager. So, to install Active Directory, follow the steps mentioned below. After installing the role, you ...

Setting up a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows server is crucial in managing a secure and centralized network. A Domain Controller handles authentication, enforces security policies, and enables ...

One of two critical Active Directory Domain Controller vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft last month goes beyond the original denial-of-service (DoS) attack chain and can be used to crash multiple, ...

I have a windows 2000 server that I will be upgrading soon. Right now it is domain controller running active directory. One of the software programs I run on it has a memory leak that the software ...

“[LAPS] mitigates the risk of lateral escalation that results when customers use the same administrative local account and password combination on their computers. LAPS stores the password for each ...

In our Active Directory domain, we’d like to manage users and groups from a workstation rather than from the server. How can I get the Active Directory Users and Computers application into my XP ...

Editor’s note: When originally published this article said that by using dynamic user identification (UID) generation, users might be assigned a different UID number each time they logged onto a ...