Active Directory / Basic
Active Directory โ Basic
Understand AD DS identity, logical structure, naming, discovery, protocols, and resource relationships.
What you will learn
- Explain the levelโs authority, data, and evidence boundaries.
- Solve worked cases using synthetic models without live directory operations.
AD DS and identity boundaries
Identify the directory service, its security responsibilities, and its boundaries before choosing a domain, cloud identity integration, or administrative action.
Start learningDomains, forests, and functional levels
Separate logical and administrative boundaries from controller operating-system versions, then reason about feature prerequisites without performing a promotion or level change.
Start learningOUs, objects, and directory names
Design containment for management and policy, then distinguish an objectโs current directory path from the stable identity integrations need.
Start learningDNS and domain-controller discovery
Explain service discovery and locality using synthetic records, then separate name resolution from availability, authentication, and permission.
Start learningLDAP, Kerberos, and sign-in flow
Distinguish directory access, ticket-based authentication, time and service-name dependencies, and the resource decision that follows sign-in.
Start learningAccounts, groups, and resource access
Separate principal lifecycle from role membership and resource permission, using group scope and a simple offline relationship model deliberately.
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