Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

10-4: Implement Your Authentication and Active Directory Auditing Policies

Solution overview

Type of solution	Guidance
Features and tools	Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO, auditing policy settings, system access control lists, Security log
Solution summary	Modify the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO to reflect your business's needs for auditing of authentication and Active Directory changes.
Benefits	Optimized levels of auditing to identify problems and ensure compliance

Introduction

Just as the out-of-box default password policies in an Active Directory domain must be tailored to your enterprise, there is likely to be similar lack of alignment between the auditing policies of a default configuration and those required by your organization. Your ...