Active Directory Domain Services Specialist Certified

SC-ADDSSC

$250.00

The Active Directory Domain Services Specialist Certified certification validates the following competencies:

Domain 1: Active Directory Architecture and Core Concepts

  • Understanding AD DS architecture, components, and schema

  • Domain, tree, and forest design

  • Functional levels and role of domain controllers

  • FSMO roles and operations

Domain 2: Deployment and Configuration of AD DS

  • Installing domain controllers on Windows Server

  • Configuring domains, forests, and trust relationships

  • Managing sites, subnets, and replication topology

  • Implementing backup and recovery for AD DS

Domain 3: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Creating and managing users, groups, and computer accounts

  • Implementing group scopes, group strategies, and delegation

  • Managing service accounts and privileges

  • Implementing organizational units (OUs) and administrative boundaries

Domain 4: Group Policy Management

  • Designing and implementing Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

  • Managing policy precedence, inheritance, and filtering

  • Configuring security settings, user configurations, and administrative templates

  • Troubleshooting GPO processing and applying best practices

Domain 5: AD DS Security and Hardening

  • Implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms

  • Securing domain controllers and AD DS infrastructure

  • Managing password policies and fine-grained password settings

  • Detecting and mitigating AD vulnerabilities (Pass-the-Hash, Kerberoasting, etc.)

Domain 6: Integration and Advanced Services

  • Integrating AD DS with DNS and DHCP

  • Implementing AD Certificate Services (AD CS) basics

  • Federation and synchronization fundamentals (AD FS, Azure AD Connect)

  • Managing AD DS automation using PowerShell

Domain 7: Troubleshooting and Maintenance

  • Diagnosing AD DS replication issues

  • Using tools such as dcdiag, repadmin, netdom, and Event Viewer

  • Managing metadata cleanup and restoring objects with AD Recycle Bin

  • Ensuring continuity through monitoring and maintenance best practices