Authentication, Access Control & Encryption

Last Updated on 20 March 2013, Total: 170 Articles and Tutorials

  1. Windows Active Directory Role for Windows Servers

    In this article, the author describes what goes behind the scenes when you install a role, especially the Active Directory Domain Services role... Read More

  2. Securing Windows Service Accounts (Part 1)

    In this first part of our article series we will define what service accounts are and why it is so important to protect them... Read More

  3. Auditing Windows Active Directory Trust Relationships

    This article looks at Windows trust relationships and how to audit them... Read More

  4. Using Virtual Smart Cards with Windows 8

    In this article, we'll look at how virtual smart cards are created and used in Windows 8... Read More

  5. Claims Based Identity: What does it Mean to You? (Part 3)

    In this article we’re going to look at claims based identity going forward, in relation to Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released operating systems (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012) and server products (such as SharePoint 2013). We’ll also look at claims based identity in Office 365... Read More

  6. Claims Based Identity: What does it Mean to You? (Part 2)

    In this Part 2 we’ll start taking a look at how Microsoft is integrating claims based identity into its products and services... Read More

  7. Claims Based Identity: What does it Mean to You? (Part 1)

    This article series explores the identity management dilemma by addressing some of the more specific implementation of identity technologies... Read More

  8. Accessing Active Directory Information with LDP

    In this article, the author will expose some security issues related to LDAP and Active Directory, using a free Microsoft tool called LDP.exe... Read More

  9. User Accounts, Group Accounts, and Access Control Lists

    This article looks at the importance of properly confinguring access control lists (ACLs)... Read More

  10. Video: Tracking and Auditing Use of Specific Files

    This video demonstrates process of tracking and auditing use of specific files... Read More

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