Identity with Windows Server («55344A»)

• Installing and configuring domain controllers
• Managing objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell
• Implementing AD DS in complex environments
• Implementing and administering Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
• Implementing AD DS sites, and configuring and managing replication
• Implementing and managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Managing user settings by using GPOs
• Securing AD DS and user accounts
• Implementing and managing a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS
• Deploying and managing certificates
• Implementing and administering AD FS
• Implementing synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and establishing business continuity for AD DS services

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This is not an official Microsoft course. The content of this training is based on the retired legacy MOC 20742B of Microsoft and is developed by the Microsoft Community.

Module 1: Installing and configuring domain controllers
This module describes the features of AD DS and how to install domain controllers (DCs). It also covers the considerations for deploying DCs.

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS
• Overview of AD DS domain controllers
• Deploying a domain controller

Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS

• Deploying AD DS
• Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning
• Administering AD DS

Module 2: Managing objects in AD DS
This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in AD DS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects)

Lessons

• Managing user accounts
• Managing groups in AD DS
• Managing computer objects in AD DS
• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
• Implementing and managing OUs

Lab 1: Managing AD DS objects

• Creating and managing groups in AD DS
• Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS
• Managing computer objects in AD DS

Lab 2: Administering AD DS

• Delegate administration for OUs
• Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell

Module 3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management
This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. The module provides an overview of the components in an advanced AD DS deployment, the process of implementing a distributed AD DS environment, and the procedure for configuring AD DS trusts.

Lessons

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
• Configuring AD DS trusts

Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS

• Implementing forest trusts
• Implementing child domains in AD DS

Module 4: Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication
This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations. The module explains how replication works in a Windows Server AD DS environment.

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS replication
• Configuring AD DS sites
• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

Lab: Implementing AD DS sites and replication

• Modifying the default site
• Creating additional sites and subnets
• Configuring AD DS replication
• Monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication

Module 5: Implementing Group Policy
This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure. The module provides an overview of the components and technologies that compose the Group Policy framework.

Lessons

• Introducing Group Policy
• Implementing and administering GPOs
• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
• Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Lab 1: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure

• Creating and configuring GPOs
• Managing GPO scope

Lab 2: Troubleshooting Group Policy infrastructure

• Verify GPO application
• Troubleshooting GPOs

Module 6: Managing user settings with Group Policy
This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and Group Policy preferences. This includes implementing administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

Lessons

• Implementing administrative templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts
• Configuring Group Policy preferences

Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs

• Using administrative templates to manage user settings
• Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Planning Group Policy (optional)

Module 7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services
This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA).

Lessons

• Securing domain controllers
• Implementing account security
• Implementing audit authentication
• Configuring managed service accounts

Lab: Securing AD DS

• Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups
• Deploying and configuring an RODC
• Creating and associating a group MSA

Module 8: Deploying and managing AD CS
This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes deploying, administering, and troubleshooting CAs.

Lessons

• Deploying CAs
• Administering CAs
• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy

• Deploying an offline root CA
• Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA

Module 9: Deploying and managing certificates
This module describes how to deploy and manage certificates in an AD DS environment. This involves deploying and managing certificate templates, managing certificate revocation and recovery, using certificates in a business environment, and implementing smart cards.

Lessons

• Deploying and managing certificate templates
• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
• Using certificates in a business environment
• Implementing and managing smart cards

Lab: Deploying and using certificates

• Configuring certificate templates
• Enrolling and using certificates
• Configuring and implementing key recovery

Module 10: Implementing and administering AD FS
This module describes AD FS and how to configure AD FS in a single-organization scenario and in a partner-organization scenario.

Lessons

• Overview of AD FS
• AD FS requirements and planning
• Deploying and configuring AD FS
• Web Application Proxy Overview

Lab: Implementing AD FS

• Configuring AD FS prerequisites
• Installing and configuring AD FS
• Configuring an internal application for AD
• Configuring AD FS for federated business partners

Module 11: Implementing and administering AD RMS
This module describes how to implement an AD RMS deployment. The module provides an overview of AD RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure, and explains how to configure AD RMS content protection.

Lessons

• Overview of AD RMS
• Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure
• Configuring AD RMS content protection

Lab: Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure

• Installing and configuring AD RMS
• Configuring AD RMS templates
• Using AD RMS on clients

Module 12: Implementing AD DS synchronization with Microsoft Azure AD
This module describes how to plan and configure directory syncing between Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises AD DS. The modules describes various sync scenarios, such as Azure AD sync, AD FS and Azure AD, and Azure AD Connect.

Lessons

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
• Managing identities with directory synchronization

Lab: Configuring directory synchronization

• Preparing for directory synchronization
• Configuring directory synchronization
• Managing Active Directory users and groups and monitoring directory synchronization

Module 13: Monitoring, managing, and recovering AD DS
This module describes how to monitor, manage, and maintain AD DS to help achieve high availability of AD DS.

Lessons

• Monitoring AD DS
• Managing the Active Directory database
• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions

Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS

• Backing up and restoring AD DS
• Recovering objects in AD DS

This course is primarily intended for existing IT professionals who have some AD DS knowledge and experience and who aim to develop knowledge about identity and access technologies in Windows Server. This would typically include:

• AD DS administrators who are looking to train in identity and access technologies with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022.
• System or infrastructure administrators with general AD DS experience and knowledge who are looking to cross-train in core and advanced identity and access technologies in Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022.

• Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory concepts and technologies in Windows Server
• Experience working with and configuring Windows Server
• Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Experience working with and an understanding basic server virtualization concepts
• An awareness of basic security best practices
• Hands-on working experience with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Basic experience with the Windows PowerShell command-line interface