Course 70021: Security in Active Directory Domain Services Environments

Introduction This 2.75-hour course describes the skills needed to implement security in AD DS environments. This course provides you with the knowledge of how to delegate specific administrative tasks and audit changes that are made to the directory. This course also introduces you to two features by Windows Server® 2008 that can significantly improve the security of authentication in an Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) domain, fine-grained password policy and Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs).This course is intended for Active Directory Technology Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement Active Directory in a distributed environment, secure domains using Group Policy, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory configuration to ensure trouble-free operation. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will implement security in AD DS environments.

Modules & Lessons Securing Administration Module Introduction Delegate Administrative Permissions Audit Active Directory Administration Lesson Lab Module Follow-Up Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain Module Introduction Configure Password and Lockout Policies Audit Authentication Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers Module Follow-Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

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