Take a look at Derek Melber and Dave Kearns' e-book "The Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" with this series of e-book excerpts from Chapter 2, Active Directory security, courtesy of Realtimepublishers.com.

Chapter 2 excerpts: Active Directory security

1. Introduction: Active Directory security
2. Directory administration
3. Create usable boundaries
4. Select the proper directory structure
5. Delegation of administration
6. Two kinds of administrators
7. Best practices for delegating control in AD
8. Active Directory tools, part 1
9. Active Directory tools, part 2
10. Microsoft Group Policy Management Console

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About the book

Written by authors Derek Melber and Dave Kearns, this e-book shows you how to apply Group Policies in which order and based on what criteria, create effective Group Policy design and implementation, overcome the lack of auditing functionality in MS tools, create best practices for delegating control in AD, and use the best AD practices.

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