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Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition

You're reading from  Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242507
Pages 696 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Sander Berkouwer Sander Berkouwer
Profile icon Sander Berkouwer

Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface Chapter 1: Optimizing Forests, Domains, and Trusts Chapter 2: Managing Domain Controllers Chapter 3: Managing Active Directory Roles and Features Chapter 4: Managing Containers and Organizational Units Chapter 5: Managing Active Directory Sites and Troubleshooting Replication Chapter 6: Managing Active Directory Users Chapter 7: Managing Active Directory Groups Chapter 8: Managing Active Directory Computers Chapter 9: Managing DNS Chapter 10: Getting the Most Out of Group Policy Chapter 11: Securing Active Directory Chapter 12: Managing Certificates Chapter 13: Managing Federation Chapter 14: Handling Authentication in a Hybrid World (AD FS, PHS, PTA, and DSSO) Chapter 15: Handling Synchronization in a Hybrid World (Azure AD Connect) Chapter 16: Hardening Azure AD Other Books You May Enjoy

Setting up a CA

If you decide to issue certificates from your own CA, use this recipe to set it up using AD CS.

Getting ready

Sign in with local administrator privileges to a Windows Server installation that you intend to use as a CA.

If you intend to implement an enterprise CA, ensure the server is domain-joined and you're signed in with a domain account that is a member of the Enterprise Admins group. Ensure that Active Directory replication works adequately.

How to do it…

Setting up a CA consists of the following steps:

  1. Installing the AD CS role
  2. Configuring the CA

Installing the AD CS role

Perform these steps to install the AD CS role using the Add Roles and Features wizard:

  1. Press Start.
  2. Search for Server Manager or run servermanager.exe. The Server Manager window appears.
  3. In the gray top bar of Server Manager, click Manage.
  4. Select Add Roles and Features from the menu. The Add Roles and Features Wizard window...
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