How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Initial Settings After installing Windows Server 2016, a series of initial configuration tasks should be completed before placing the server into production. These tasks include setting the hostname, configuring the time zone, assigning a static IP address, enabling Remote Desktop, configuring Windows Update, and joining an Active Directory domain […]
Introduction to Just-In-Time Administration Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration is a privileged access management practice where elevated permissions are granted only for the duration required to complete a specific task—typically minutes or hours—after which they are automatically revoked. This eliminates standing privileges: administrators no longer have persistent Domain Admin or local admin rights that an attacker can […]
Introduction to Cross-Forest Active Directory Trusts An Active Directory forest represents a security boundary. A Cross-Forest Trust is a two-way or one-way trust relationship between two separate AD forests that allows users in one forest to authenticate to resources in another. This is commonly needed after mergers and acquisitions, for inter-company collaboration, or when separate […]
Introduction to IPsec Transport Mode IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) Transport Mode encrypts and authenticates the payload of IP packets while leaving the IP header visible. Unlike Tunnel Mode (used for VPNs), Transport Mode secures traffic between two specific servers across an existing network without changing the routing path. On Windows Server 2019, IPsec Transport Mode […]
Introduction: Ansible and Windows Server 2019 Ansible is an agentless automation platform that manages Windows Server 2019 nodes via Windows Remote Management (WinRM) rather than SSH. The Ansible control node (a Linux machine) pushes tasks to Windows targets over encrypted WinRM connections, running PowerShell under the covers. Properly configuring WinRM on Windows Server 2019 with […]
Introduction to Windows Admin Center Extensions Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a browser-based management interface for Windows Server 2019 that consolidates Server Manager, Failover Cluster Manager, Hyper-V Manager, and many other tools into a single pane of glass. Its extension model allows Microsoft partners and internal teams to add custom tools, integrate third-party products, and […]
Zero Trust Principles on Windows Server 2019 Zero Trust is a security philosophy that abandons the assumption of implicit trust inside a network perimeter. Instead, every access request—whether from inside or outside the datacenter—must be verified, authorized, and continuously validated. On Windows Server 2019, Zero Trust is implemented through a layered set of controls: strong […]
Introduction to Active Directory Tiered Administration The Active Directory Tiered Administration Model is a security architecture published by Microsoft that segregates administrative accounts into three tiers to contain the spread of compromised credentials. The fundamental insight is that a compromised workstation admin account should never be able to escalate to domain controller access, and the […]
Introduction to Software-Defined Networking on Windows Server 2019 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in Windows Server 2019 provides a programmable network infrastructure that decouples network configuration from the underlying hardware. Windows Server 2019 SDN, part of the Microsoft SDN stack, includes Network Controller (NC), Software Load Balancer (SLB), Windows Server Gateway (WSG), and Hyper-V Network Virtualisation (HNV). […]
Introduction to NFS Server on Windows Server 2019 Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file protocol that allows clients — primarily Linux and Unix systems — to mount and access shared directories over a network as if they were local drives. Windows Server 2019 includes both an NFS server (Server for NFS) and an […]
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