Preface

Welcome to Identity with MCSA Windows Server 2016 Certification Guide: Exam 70-742. This book is designed to give you a deep understanding of identity solutions in Windows Server 2016 and prepare you for Exam 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016, which is a part of the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 Certification. The book will start with the installation and configuration of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and then will covers implementing and managing Active Directory services in advanced scenarios. Group Policy and GPO implementation will be explained, as well as using Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to manage certificates in a domain environment. Finally, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) as the Microsoft implementation of federated identity will be covered, as well as Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) as a document protection solution will be covered.