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Last Updated: Nov 07, 2005

Get invaluable tips and tricks on securing your Active Directory in this Learning Center

Maintaining a secure Active Directory network

By Derek Melber, Contributor (07 Nov 2005)

In this four-part series, expert Derek Melber discusses the different aspects of Active Directory network security.

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ADVICE:
>>	Administering computers with registry-based Group Policy TIP :Use administrative templates to make registry-based Group Policy edits.
>>	AD security: Group Policy inheritance and application TIP :Group Policy can be confusing. Understanding key concepts, such as GPO inheritance and scope of management helps keep Active ...
>>	AD security: Delegating administration TIP :Delegation of administration is a necessary way to give non-admins the ability to create and control users and groups. Ensure ...
>>	An introduction to Active Directory Federation Services TIP :Find out what Active Directory Federation Services can do for you when it is released as part of Windows Server 2003 R2.
>>	Securing domain controllers TIP :Domain controllers are essential to keeping Active Directory running. Secure your domain controllers with Group Policy ...
>>	Hardening Windows School: Group Policy design checklist for intermediate levels TIP :When it comes to Group Policy design, many administrators make simple configuration mistakes or they get stuck trying to ...
>>	Windows peer-to-peer networks: Lock them down in five steps TIP :Windows peer-to-peer networks are just as vulnerable to threats as NT and Active Directory-based networks. Kevin Beaver lists ...
>>	Ten attacks you can easily avoid with Group Policy TIP :Got Group Policy? If not, there are plenty of attacks just waiting to happen inside your network.
>>	Checklist: Lock down PCs, workgroups and AD domains TIP :Security is often an optional component of a computer implementation. Roberta Bragg explains why good security is a must and ...
>>	"Failed to Open the Group Policy Object" error ASK THE EXPERTS :When I open Domain Control Security Policy, I get the error "Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You may not have ...
>>	Problems opening Group Policy snap-in ASK THE EXPERTS :I cannot open the Group Policy snap-in in Windows Server 2000, as it comes up with the following messages (for both Default ...
>>	Three resources for delegating rights ASK THE EXPERTS :How would you go about implementing security based on the principle of least privilege for a helpdesk staff in an eight ...


LEARNING TOOLS:
>>	Checklists: Harden access control settings
>>	Local accounts and passwords

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