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Windows Server 2019 Inside Out
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Windows Server 2019 Inside Out

by Orin Thomas
May 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
800 pages
20h 54m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 19

Hardening Windows Server and Active Directory

Hardening Active Directory

Hardening Windows Server

Shielded VMs

Windows Server 2019 is Microsoft’s most secure version of the Windows Server operating system, but you can configure the operating system to be far more secure than it is in a default deployment.

Hardening is the process of configuring security controls to improve security. The drawback of hardening a service such as Active Directory or Windows Server 2019 is that it reduces compatibility. Applying security controls is always a matter of balancing security with the requirements of the environment. For example, while you should disable older authentication protocols such as NTLM, doing so might block an older business-critical ...

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ISBN: 9780135492222