The Lab

After reaching the first milestone of our lab, it’s time to do a little recap. Below is the complete list of the first videos in the “The Lab” series, from creating the Active Directory forest to the first Windows Entra Joined client and its behavior in an on-premises environment. 📺 The LAB - Episode 0 - Introduction to the Lab 📺 The LAB - Episode 1 - Creating an Active Directory Forest and Setting Up a Domain Controller

Today we see the first concrete result of building our hybrid lab inspired by a modern management of identities and devices: we will test together if a Windows Entra Joined PC can access an on-premises resource in single sign-on, specifically a file server. Will it work? You’ll see in the video :) Video You can find the full video below, or you can continue reading the article. SSO on On-Premises Resources with a Windows Entra Joined PC Introduction IT specialists, hello everyone!

Hello IT specialists! We are finally at a turning point in creating our hybrid lab, which until now has been very little hybrid, since we created an AD forest and installed a Certification Authority, all on-prem components. Video Find the full video below, or you can continue reading the article. Installing and Configuring Microsoft Entra Connect Today, we prepare our environment for the installation, configuration, and activation of Entra Connect. Yes, we are finally hybridizing our environment, synchronizing identities with Entra ID.

Every forest and Active Directory domain should have LDAPS implemented, but in very few cases is it actually implemented. The topic can be intimidating because it involves certificates, but once you understand some basic concepts, it’s easier to tame than it seems. Let’s see how to implement it! Video You can find the entire video below, or you can continue reading the article. Article With all this talk about the cloud, I realized that I have neglected our beloved Active Directory!

IT Specialists, hello everyone! Today a very fast but fundamental video: we add the second piece of the lab, putting a Certification Authority on track. Video Find the entire video below, or you can continue reading the article. Why is a Certification Authority useful in the lab? Here’s why a Certification Authority can be useful in the lab: Because a CA is always useful, regardless. 😊 Because I want to implement LDAPS on Active Directory right away (and the next video will talk about this).

IT Specialists, hello everyone! Finally, we are truly getting our hands dirty in this lab: today, we create the on-premises Active Directory forest (and domain) needed for our hybrid environment. Video Find the entire video below, or you can continue reading the article. Before We Begin Just a couple of observations. First observation: as mentioned in the previous video, what I will show you in building the lab will be seen more from the perspective of identity (users and devices) and their security.

IT Specialists, hello everyone! It’s been a while since we last met on video, but despite that, during these months of absence, I’ve been scheming in the shadows, advancing other projects and initiatives, the results of which you will see on my channels and the Microsoft Security Italian Users Group community. 😉 But enough chit-chat, this is neither the video nor the right occasion to tell you the why, the how, etc.