Active Directory Basics — TryHackMe

<p><strong><em>This&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="https://tryhackme.com/room/winadbasics" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong><em>room&nbsp;</em></strong></a><strong><em>will introduce the basic concepts and functionality provided by Active Directory.</em></strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*cXGGCSzvwnbyz4_c9wzo4A.png" style="height:120px; width:700px" /></p> <h2><em>Task 2: Windows Domains:</em></h2> <p><strong><em>In a Windows domain, credentials are stored in a centralized repository called&hellip;</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Answer:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>active directory</em></p> <p><strong><em>The server in charge of running the Active Directory services is called&hellip;</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Answer:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>Domain Controller</em></p> <h2><em>Note:</em></h2> <p><strong><em>What is AD?</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>=&gt; Active directory</em></strong><em>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;</em><strong><em>directory database /server</em></strong><em>&nbsp;that stores&nbsp;</em><strong><em>users&rsquo; information</em></strong><em>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;</em><strong><em>usernames</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em><strong><em>phone numbers</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em><strong><em>emails, and many other credentials. The same network User&rsquo;s things can be managed from an active directory. Privileges of the users are also controlled from the active directory.</em></strong></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@kawsaruddin238/active-directory-basics-tryhackme-548e4cb6e7fb"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>