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How to Audit LDAP Signing in an Active Directory Domain

Microsoft is planning to make changes to LDAP security settings in Windows Server. In today's Ask the Admin, I show you how to audit for unsigned LDAP traffic hitting Windows Server Active Directory.

Last Update: Jan 30, 2024

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LDAP, OpenLDAP, and Active Directory: What’s the Difference?

LDAP, OpenLDAP, and Active Directory are the most used identity and access management solutions today. In this article, we’ll explain how they work and help you determine which one is the right choice for your network. LDAP vs. Active Directory: What’s the difference? In general, there’s a pretty good chance that you’re more familiar with…

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Enabling Secure LDAP on Windows Server 2008/2012 Domain Controllers: Configuration

Last Update: Feb 13, 2023

We’re back with our two-part series on enabling secure LDAP on Windows Server 2008/2012 DCs! In part 2, we cover LDAPS configuration.

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Active Directory with PowerShell, ADSI, and LDAP

Last Update: Feb 13, 2023

This is series of articles about managing Active Directory with PowerShell. This one particularly focuses on using the LDAP moniker.

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How to List All Users in Active Directory

Last Update: Nov 09, 2022

This article will offer you two straightforward ways to list and export all Active Directory users in your environment. I’ll show you how to do that using the graphical user interface (GUI) and the Active Directory Users and Computers applications, and I’ll also explain how you can narrow down the list using various filters available…

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July Patch Tuesday Updates Fix 84 Vulnerabilities and LDAP Gets TLS 1.3

Microsoft released the July 2022 Patch Tuesday updates yesterday for all supported versions of Windows. Even though you may want to lay back and relax during the summer, Microsoft fixed no less than 84 vulnerabilities this month, so you may not want to skip the company’s latest patches.   Critical Windows vulnerabilities in July Patch…

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Microsoft Delays LDAP Signing and Channel Binding Changes in Active Directory

Last year, Microsoft announced that it would be making changes to the default LDAP channel binding and signing configuration in Active Directory in the middle of January 2020. But now these changes are being delayed until the second half of 2020 to give organizations more time to prepare.

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Creating Active Directory User Accounts with ADSI and PowerShell

Jeff Hicks continues his series on using Active Directory with PowerShell, ADSI, and LDAP by walking you through the creation of Active Directory accounts.

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Enabling Secure LDAP on Windows Server 2008/2012 Domain Controllers

Remember, by default LDAP communications aren’t secure. Learn to enable secure LDAP on Windows Server 2008/2012 DCs in part one of a two-part series.

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