# Get-ADDomain: inventory addomain under AD/DNS change control > Use Get-ADDomain to review this narrow operational decision without extending the source beyond its stated scope. - Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/get-addomain-inventory-addomain-under-ad-dns-change-control/ - Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security) - Author: DSE Security Editorial Team - Published: 2026-08-27T17:04:20+00:00 - Modified: 2026-08-27T17:18:34+00:00 - Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-08-27 - Resource type: Briefing - DSE priority: Advisory - Topics: Cybersecurity, Microsoft 365 & Identity, Networks & Infrastructure - Reading time: 3 minutes ## What you need to know Use Get-ADDomain to review this narrow operational decision without extending the source beyond its stated scope. ## Potentially affected Teams, systems, services, or facilities within the stated scope of Get-ADDomain ## DSE recommendation Compare the observed state with the cited official source, document applicability and exceptions, and test any approved change with rollback safeguards. ## Article Use this document to resolve one bounded operational decision: Get-ADDomain: inventory addomain under AD/DNS change control. Only the official source and traced locations below supply facts. Confirm applicability before acting. ## Source fact: The official [Get-ADDomain](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-addomain?view=windowsserver2025-ps) from Microsoft supports the following bounded statements: - At DESCRIPTION, Microsoft states: “The Get-ADDomain cmdlet gets the Active Directory domain specified by the parameters.” The research record locates this support at DESCRIPTION. - At DESCRIPTION, Microsoft states: “You can specify the domain by setting the Identity or Current parameters.” The research record locates this support at DESCRIPTION. Keep the evidence boundary at these traced claims. They support a review of Active Directory objects, search bases, domain controllers, delegated roles, cmdlet parameters, and the DNS paths used to locate directory services; they do not support conclusions outside the source’s stated conditions. ## What the source does not establish The cited page and retained statements do not establish the current state of any DSE or customer environment, prove that the documented configuration is applicable, or authorize a production change. Confirm supported versions, dependencies, and the current live source before use. The citation is not a substitute for observed state, authorization, compliance evidence, or dependency health. Examine Active Directory replication, Windows DNS, domain-controller location, time, network reachability, privileges, and protected credentials before translating the source into an operational decision. ## Applicability questions - For source statement 1 at DESCRIPTION, which observable configuration, record, or test can confirm applicability here? - For source statement 2 at DESCRIPTION, which observable configuration, record, or test can confirm applicability here? - What inventory proves which parts of Active Directory objects, search bases, domain controllers, delegated roles, cmdlet parameters, and the DNS paths used to locate directory services are in and out of scope? - Which condition in Active Directory replication, Windows DNS, domain-controller location, time, network reachability, privileges, and protected credentials must be healthy before evidence is trustworthy? - What result would disprove the working assumption and return the issue to the owner? ## DSE recommendation: DSE recommends using the cited source as the evidence anchor for this decision. Anchor the review in the cited section and keep observation separate from interpretation. Record the source location, examined part of Active Directory objects, search bases, domain controllers, delegated roles, cmdlet parameters, and the DNS paths used to locate directory services, observed and expected states, owner, and reason for deviation. Translate the conclusion into change control only after documenting dependencies, impact, test method, expected signals, failure signals, and restoration steps. Include Active Directory replication, Windows DNS, domain-controller location, time, network reachability, privileges, and protected credentials, while excluding secrets and sensitive personal or topology data from ordinary tickets. ## Verification and evidence A reviewer should be able to retrace the decision from DESCRIPTION; DESCRIPTION through sanitized command transcripts, parameter records, directory exports, authorization records, DNS locator tests, and before-and-after state. Record what was collected, where, when, by whom, and which system or role it represents. Label this evidence set DSE-20260827-186 so observations, approvals, exceptions, and later rechecks cannot be substituted from another source review. Keep before-state evidence, approval, test or change result, exceptions, and after-state evidence together. Use an approved lab, window, or nonproduction path for risky tests. Set a recheck trigger for version, architecture, dependency, vendor, incident, or ownership change. A check proves only what was observed. ## Official references - [Get-ADDomain](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-addomain?view=windowsserver2025-ps) — Microsoft ## Primary reference - Name: Get-ADDomain - Authority: Microsoft Learn - URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-addomain?view=windowsserver2025-ps - Source publication date: Not stated by the source ## Citation and use Preferred citation: “Get-ADDomain: inventory addomain under AD/DNS change control,” DSE Security, https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/get-addomain-inventory-addomain-under-ad-dns-change-control/ Publishing principles: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-updates-editorial-methodology/ Usage and citation policy: https://update.dsesecurity.com/usage/ Copyright © 2026 Detection Systems & Engineering. All rights reserved.