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Active Directory Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation in Active Directory fundamentals.
6 modules
20 lessons
20 practical tasks
About This Course
Understand how Active Directory manages identity and access in enterprise environments through hands-on exploration of domains, forests, authentication protocols, and Group Policy. Develop the core knowledge needed for all Active Directory security work.
What You'll Learn
- Explain Active Directory's role in enterprise identity and access management and why organizations deploy it
- Understand the hierarchical structure of domains, forests, and organizational units and how they organize AD resources
- Identify and understand core AD objects including users, groups, computers, and service accounts and their purposes
- Explain how Kerberos and NTLM authentication protocols work and when each is used
- Understand Group Policy and how it applies security settings and configurations to users and computers
- Describe trust relationships and their security implications in multi-domain and multi-forest environments
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Windows operating systems
- Familiarity with networking concepts (IP addresses, DNS)
- General knowledge of authentication concepts