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subhashv1986
May 01, 2024Copper Contributor
Domain controller
Hi. Do you know if we can install MDE on Active directory servers ( on prem and Azure servers) OS version of server are 2016 and 2022. Which Microsoft defender product is best suited for Active...
- May 02, 2024
It is advisable to equip all servers with Defender for Servers. Since this is about AD servers I can also recommend you to install password protection connectors and implement Defender for Identity
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-password-ban-bad-on-premises
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/what-is
georgelia
May 04, 2024Brass Contributor
Yes, you can install MDE on Active Directory servers and Defender for Identity as well. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/configure-server-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/what-is
- subhashv1986May 07, 2024Copper ContributorHi Georgelia, Thanks for replying.
In the shared link, there is no information about Active directory or domain controller. It only has server information.