Directory Services
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Beginner
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Core Concepts of Active Directory

Understand what Active Directory is and how it works

Core Concepts of Active Directory

Learn the absolute basics of Active Directory. Explore forests, domains, and organizational units, understand how authentication and authorization work with Kerberos and LDAP, and see how the core pieces fit together.

This module contains 3 lessons covering the foundational building blocks of Active Directory.

Premium Module Benefits:

  • • Full access to all 3 lessons
  • • Clear visual breakdowns of AD architecture
  • • Progress tracking and completion certificates
3
Lessons
40 min
Duration
Premium
Access
10
Points

What You'll Learn

By the end of this module, you'll understand the essential building blocks of Active Directory.

Explain forests, domains, domain controllers, and organizational units
Describe how authentication and authorization work in AD (Kerberos, LDAP)
Understand directory objects and how AD structures identity data

Module Lessons

This module contains the following lessons:

1
What is Active Directory?
10 min
Lesson

Understand Active Directory's role and purpose in enterprise IT.

Purpose
History
Use Cases
2
Active Directory Components and Architecture
15 min
Lesson

Forests, Domains, OUs, and Domain Controllers explained.

Forests
Domains
OUs
Domain Controllers
3
How Active Directory Works
15 min
Lesson

Learn about authentication and authorization, along with LDAP.

Kerberos
LDAP

Perfect For

Identity Beginners

New to identity systems who need to understand AD fundamentals.

IT & Helpdesk Staff

Those managing users, groups, and computers who want clear AD fundamentals.

Windows Administrators

Admins looking to strengthen identity management and AD security basics.