You're reading from Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition Design, deploy, and protect Active Directory Domain Services for Windows Server 2022

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801070393

Length 780 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Active Directory Domain Services

Concepts

Design

Author (1):

Dishan Francis

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Active Directory Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Active Directory Domain Services 2022

3. Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure

4. Active Directory Domain Name System

5. Placing Operations Master Roles

6. Migrating to Active Directory 2022

7. Managing Active Directory Objects

8. Managing Users, Groups, and Devices

9. Designing the OU Structure

10. Managing Group Policies

11. Active Directory Services – Part 01

12. Active Directory Services – Part 02

13. Active Directory Certificate Services

14. Active Directory Federation Services

15. Active Directory Rights Management Services

16. Active Directory Security Best Practices

17. Advanced AD Management with PowerShell

18. Hybrid Identity

19. Active Directory Audit and Monitoring

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

21. Index

SSL certificates

So far, we have talked about how asymmetric key pairs and symmetric keys work in PKI. But when we talk about PKI, it is the SSL certificates that come to mind. So, what is the role of the certificates?

I travel regularly between London and Seattle. When I reach Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, border security officers ask for my passport to verify my identity. They do not know me personally, but the passport I hold is issued by an authority that operates under international migration laws, and they certify that the person who owns the passport is "Dishan Francis." If they want to check its authenticity, they can confirm with the authority who issued my passport. Once they have confirmed my identity, they can also check the visa status to decide on my entry to the country.

Similarly, when looking at public-key cryptography, we know that a public key can be used by many applications and services. But how exactly can it be published, and how can...