Building A Functional Active Directory Environment

Name: Building A Functional Active Directory Environment
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Learn Hands-On How To Built An Functional Active Directory Environment

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Last updated 2/2024

English

What you'll learn

How to build and deploy Active Directory environments efficiently
Managing complex multi-site AD deployments
Planning and implementing disaster recovery strategies for AD
Troubleshooting Active Directory issues effectively
Integrating cloud services with Active Directory
Leveraging Azure AD for hybrid identity management solutions
Understanding Active Directory components and their functions
Implementing security best practices within AD environments
Automating AD tasks using PowerShell scripting
Monitoring and maintaining Active Directory health
Configuring Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for centralized management
Managing user and computer accounts within AD
Setting up and managing Organizational Units (OUs)
Implementing and managing DNS within Active Directory
Understanding and configuring FSMO roles in AD

Course content

7 sections • 25 lectures • 2h 27m total length

Introduction3:37
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1 - Active Directory Overview1:33
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2 - Active Directory Physical Components2:12
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3 - Active Directory Logical Components3:31
Explore the logical components of Active Directory, including the schema as the rule book for objects, and how domains, trees, forests, and organization units enable trust and resource management.

1 - Welcome0:17
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2 - Downloading Resources6:28
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3 - Wrap It Up0:32
wrap up this section by confirming the steps ahead: install and activate the virtualization software to its pro version and begin setting up machines in the virtual environment.

1 - Welcome0:29
Install and activate the visualization software to become a pro version, then set up machines and create network adapters.
2 - Installing VMware Virtualiazation Software & Activating Pro Version3:39
3 - Modfying Network Adapters2:25
Modify the virtual network adapters in the visualization software by changing settings to simple IP addresses like 10.10.10.10 and 172.10.10.0, enabling easier IP entry in lessons.
4 - Setting Up Our Machines11:33
5 - Wrap It Up0:21

1 - Welcome0:41
Learn how to back up and begin configuring a functional Active Directory environment, with a focus on practical modification and creation steps while emphasizing careful note taking.
2 - Setting Up Domain Controller11:57
Promote a Windows server to a domain controller by installing Active Directory Domain Services and creating a new forest named hydra.
3 - Setting Up, Shares, GPOs, SPNs, Users, OUs e.t.c36:08
Build a functional Active Directory lab by creating smb file shares, configuring gpos, and setting SPNs; create and organize users and organizational units within a domain controller.
4 - Joining The Machines To Make Up AD18:51
5 - We Did It, Few Things To Say4:48
Set up a fully functional Active Directory environment with a domain controller and Windows 10 domain-joined machines, then learn to revert snapshots and troubleshoot network settings.
6 - Adding Kali Linux To AD Env For Pentesting12:22
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7 - Wrap It Up1:10
Complete a fully functional Active Directory environment ready for pentesting and practice, with optional domain controllers and Kali Linux integration for red team exercises.

Requirements

No experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know
Strong will to learn & get this skill in hand

Description

Cyber Security - Building Active Directory Environments

Dive into the core of Windows networked infrastructure with our comprehensive course, "Mastering Active Directory Deployment and Management." This 250-word guide is expertly crafted to grant IT professionals the expertise needed to build, deploy, and manage Active Directory (AD) environments efficiently.

Throughout this intensive course, you will engage with key aspects of Active Directory, starting with foundational concepts and architecture. You’ll learn how Active Directory serves as the backbone for centralized domain management, facilitating secure user and resource management across a network.

Initial modules focus on the planning phase, covering best practices for designing an AD infrastructure that aligns with organizational needs. You will acquire skills for setting up a domain, adding organizational units, managing domain controllers, and understanding the Global Catalog.

As you progress, hands-on labs will equip you to implement Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for system policy enforcement, automate user and group management, handle secure authentication via Kerberos, and streamline services with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).

The course goes beyond basic AD setup, preparing you to deal with complex multi-site deployments, disaster recovery planning, and Active Directory troubleshooting. You'll learn about the integration of cloud services with AD, and how to leverage Azure AD for a hybrid identity management solution.

Whether you're aiming to reinforce your current IT role or to step into a specialized field of network management, this Active Directory course promises a robust skillset to confidently architect, deploy, and oversee active directory environments in the ever-evolving IT landscape. Upon completing this course, you will emerge as a valuable asset in any IT department, ready to handle real-world directory service scenarios effectively.

Join us and future-proof your career with mastery over Active Directory!

Who this course is for:

Ethical Hackers which we call pentesters are going to know & learn how an active directory environments are built & this can help them while they're attacking them cause they will be knowing everything from the ground, For example how it can be built, how can developers make mistakes, what are the most important aspects of an active directory & how they can own an Domain Controller in no time
Blue Teamers is their responsibility to built them, moniter them, secure them and e.t.c, so it is very important & vital for the defense sides to have this skill in hand
And of course anyone in the Cyber Security Field who just wanna know how Active Directory Env are built, It is important & Vital to know how to do it cause someday you never know where you might land in this field & please note that 95% of Fortune 1000 companies implement this service in their networks, so just that it is sexy to have this skill in hand

Building A Functional Active Directory Environment

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 4min

Active Directory Overview3 lectures • 7min

Downloading Resources3 lectures • 7min

Setting Up The Lab5 lectures • 18min

Installing The Machines5 lectures • 24min

Linking Up The Domain Env7 lectures • 1hr 26min

Course Untro1 lecture • 1min

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