Install and Configure DNS Server on Windows Server. Surely, to install Domain Name System (DNS) on Windows Server is straightforward. Still, it is essential to understand DNS and how it works to set up a robust and effective DNS infrastructure. That includes installing DNS and creating and managing our first DNS records. Also Read Active Directory […]
SSPR: Enable Azure Active Directory Self-Service Password Reset. Firstly, Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) is a feature of Azure Active Directory that allows you to reset your password in the event of a forgotten password or account lockout. Without the need of calling the IT staff. Shall we start the article SSPR: Enable Azure Active […]
Domain Controller Security Best Practices – Hardening (Checklist). In 2020 Microsoft released a patch that would fix Zerologon vulnerability that affected domain controllers. The vulnerability allowed attackers to gain access into domain controllers. How? By exploiting a flaw previously found in the Netlogon Remote Protocol cryptographic scheme. In turn, this vulnerability served as a further […]
Top 15 Office 365 PowerShell Commands (Users, Groups, Licensing). As a Windows PowerShell user, I am aware that using PowerShell for Office 365 administration may seem complicated to a lot of Office 365 users. However, in my experience, despite of this, Windows PowerShell is an extremely useful tool for managing Office 365. For example, instead […]
Active Directory Security Groups Best Practices – Azure Active Directory Security Groups are powerful tools for administrators to control which Windows servers and network resources individual users have access to. By not properly managing these groups, you may unwittingly provide cybercriminals with a backdoor to enter your network and steal sensitive information. Azure Active Directory […]
How to Find and Export Azure AD Users with PowerShell. Beginning in June 2023, we must use the Get-MgUser cmdlet to retrieve and export Azure AD users. We import the Get-MgUser command in the Microsoft Graph SDK for PowerShell. It enables us to communicate with all Microsoft Services via a single endpoint. We store all […]
How to Check Active Directory Replication Status Health. Active Directory (AD) replication is an essential process that ensures data consistency across all domain controllers (DC) in an organization. If replication is not functioning correctly, it leads to various issues, including authentication failures and data inconsistencies. In this article, we discuss and test how to check […]
Find Active Directory Users with Expired Password (PowerShell). Are you responsible for managing passwords in your Active Directory (AD) environment? One crucial task is to identify users whose passwords have expired, as these users will no longer be able to log into their accounts until they reset their passwords. This article shows you how to […]
Active Directory Nested Groups – (Best Practices). Azure Active Directory groups are useful tools for Azure users when it comes to controlling the active directory access of various users. Often, you may need to enforce similar permissions and management practices across several groups in Azure. This can be tiresome and time consuming and here is […]
How to Join Computer to Domain using PowerShell. Active Directory (AD) is a technology that thousands of businesses rely on daily. We must join computers to an AD domain to take advantage of AD. However, we need to realize there are many ways to do that, some better than others. This article teaches us how […]