Active Directory - Authentication

Master Active Directory Authentication & Secure Your Windows Infrastructure

Authentication is the backbone of Windows security, yet many IT professionals lack a deep understanding of how it works. This course provides a comprehensive deep dive into Active Directory authentication mechanisms, focusing on NTLM and Kerberos, their weaknesses, and how to secure them against modern threats.

What You'll Learn:

✔ NTLM Authentication – Understand how NTLM challenge-response works and why NTLMv1 is insecure.

✔ Kerberos Authentication – Dive into Kerberos ticketing, encryption, and common attack techniques used to compromise AD environments.

✔ Securing Authentication – Implement best practices like enforcing AES encryption, configuring Protected Users, and restricting delegation.

✔ Common Attacks & Defenses – Learn about Kerberoasting and how to mitigate it effectively.

✔ Real-World Security Best Practices – Explore advanced authentication policies and hardening techniques to protect your infrastructure.

By the end of this course, you’ll understand the inner workings of Windows authentication, recognize security gaps, and apply proven best practices to protect your Active Directory environment.

This course is packed with real-world insights from security audits, making it highly practical for IT admins, security professionals, and Windows engineers.

Do you want to truly understand authentication in Active Directory and Windows OS environment ?

Expand Your Knowledge – Be sure to check out our other security courses and free resources to strengthen your Windows infrastructure even further!

Want to go deeper? This is just one part of the full Windows Infrastructure Security Course.