Windows Security Internals

A BUILDING A WINDOWS DOMAIN NETWORK FOR TESTING

Several chapters in this book make reference to a Windows domain network you can use for testing purposes. While you don’t need to set up such a network to follow along with the chapters, you can use it to run the examples, then alter the provided commands to observe different outcomes. If you don’t already have a suitable Windows domain network on hand to use for testing, this appendix will walk you through setting one up with virtual machines.

Running Windows in a virtual machine has many advantages. First, it gives you complete flexibility to configure (or misconfigure) Windows without compromising ...