Active Directory (AD) is a directory service created by Microsoft for Windows domain networks it provides an central location for network administration and security
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What's the risk if I accidently type my password into a username field (Windows logon)?
I'm used to logging into my personal Mac which is a password-only field (like waking from sleep mode). Sometimes I have to use a Windows network on which I have an account, but of course I have to ...
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Dealing with untrusted administrators in a Windows domain
I'm providing consultation to a company, where they have domain-joined Windows workstations. One basic requirement is that they don't want anyone (including the an administrator) to be able to login ...
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How do I constrain Windows Smartcards for AD Authentication so that “anyExtendedKeyUsage” is not implied?
This document describes how there are 3 ways to constrain a SmartCard certificate
The Enhanced Key Usage field defines one or more purposes for which
the public key may be used. RFC 5280 states ...
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Preferred UAC configuration in Enterprises that use Login scripts to map drives
In Windows 7, Vista and newer OS's, UAC will prevent logon scripts from mapping hard drives so that the following logon script code won't work:
Dim WshNetwork
Set WshNetwork = ...
