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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators
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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

by Jeff Stokes, Manuel Singer, Richard Diver
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
314 pages
8h 5m
English
Packt Publishing
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Local Admin Password Solution

If a single password is configured for the local admin accounts across all domain-joined computers, there is a high risk that it can be used in a widespread attack to install malware, elevate privileges, or gain access to sensitive files. To resolve this issue, Microsoft offers the Local Admin Password Solution (LAPS). This works by setting a different random password on every computer in the domain and storing that password in AD. Administrators can choose who can access those passwords in order to support the PCs.

The solution is built into AD and doesn't require any other supporting technologies or licenses. LAPS uses the Group Policy client-side extension (CSE) that you install on managed computers to perform ...

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