• Online, Self-Paced

Operating system infrastructures have benefited greatly from centralized configuration management, all using one tool - the Group Policy object, or GPO. Explore this tool and AD DS group policy, including processing order and precedence. This course can be used as part of the preparation for the 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016 certification exam.

Learning Objectives

Server 2016 - Identity: Active Directory Group Policy Processing

  • Processing Order and Precedence
  • Block Inheritance
  • Enforcing GPOs
  • Security Filtering and WMI Filtering
  • Loopback Processing
  • Slow-link Processing and Group Policy Caching
  • Client-side Extension (CSE)
  • Forcing a Group Policy Update
  • Exercise: Configuring Group Policy

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

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