Category: Active Directory

Group Policy : Filtering and Permission

We can define the scope of a Group Policy Object (GPO) by linking it to specific Site, Domain or OU. When we link a GPO to a Site, Domain or OU, by default it would be applied to all objects within that scope, unless it is restricted by applying “Block Inheritance” at a lower level.

However, the scope of a GPO can be further narrowed down by using different kind of filtering, which is as follows:

1) Security Filtering along with Delegation

2) WMI Filtering

3) Item Level Targeting

In this article, we will see how we can implement these filtering and take granular control on the GPO target.

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Active Directory Certificate Services: Digital Certificate Overview

Before we start our discussion on AD CS, we need to understand how Digital Certificate works. Once we discuss and understand all the relevant terminologies and concepts related to Digital Certificate, our discussion on AD CS would be fruitful.

This article is dedicated to the understanding of the Digital Certificate and associated terminologies.

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Active Directory: Automate System State Backup

Active Directory (AD) is one of the most critical component of any IT infrastructure. In a Windows-based environment, almost all the applications and tools are integrated with Active Directory for authentication, directory browsing, and single sign-on.

Due to this heavy dependency, it is necessary to have a well-defined process for AD Backup.

In this article, we will discuss some of the key points related to Active Directory Backup. We will also see how to automate the AD Backup without using any third party backup solution.

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