Chapter 13

This chapter dealt with how to configure AD Certificate Services.AD certificate services is the PKI system AD uses in the identity lifecycle management to adapt to a user as they are added, change roles and leave an organization. Much of the introductory information dealt with PKI and how it works, which was covered in CIS 155, 185, 186 and touched on in many other CIS classes at MCC. Windows server 08 allows you to configure certificate templates within the certificate services role. When a certificate template's security is configured, AD users can request and download them as needed. The role can also be used to administer PKI across wireless networks.

Chapter 12

This chapter dealt with configuring name resolution and other services. Like many other MOAC classes, this chapter's information was partially covered in another class. The first part of the chapter went over DNS name resolution.This refers to translation of a web address (www.whatever.com) into an IP address that computers use to route traffic. DNS is the system by which these names are assigned, and are done in a distributive and hierarchical manner across the internet with top level domains (.com, .net, etc.) An AD domain controller can also be configured as a DNS server.