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Stage What is DNSSEC on DNS Server in Windows Server? with AD/DNS rollback checks

Microsoft states: “Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a suite of extensions that add security to the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol by enabling DNS responses to be validated.”

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Validate What is Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server? with AD/DNS evidence

Microsoft states: “Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is a Windows Server role for issuing and managing public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates used in secure communication and authentication protocols.”

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Stage Install a policy module with the Network Device Enrollment Service in Windows Server with AD/DNS rollback checks

Microsoft states: “Network Device Enrollment Service(NDES) for Active Directory Certificate Services support a policy module that provides extra security for the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).”

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Trace Submit certificate requests to AD CS using a PKCS #10 or PKCS #7 file in Windows Server across Active Directory and Windows DNS

Microsoft states: “This article shows you how to submit a certificate in Certification Authority (CA) Web Enrollment role service by using a PKCS #10 file or a PKCS #7 file.”

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Review Configure Online Responders (OCSP) to use ML-DSA in Windows Server before AD/DNS changes

Microsoft states: “This article describes how to configure an Online Responder (OCSP) to sign responses by using Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA) in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).”

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Validate Access is denied when you promote domain controller with AD/DNS evidence

Microsoft states: “This article provides a solution to fix an error (Access is denied) that occurs when you promote Windows Server 2012 R2 or later domain controllers in an existing domain.”

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