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Advancements in security have been a core part of Windows Server 2025 development. Come for an overview of service account hardening, Secured-core, security baselines as a first-class product feature...
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Updated Dec 27, 2024
Olaf_Engelke
Mar 28, 2024Iron Contributor
There are those nice service accounts used for example by backup software across multiple servers - would there be also a solution for such accounts? Or for accounts used in Scheduled Tasks?
- Karl-WEMar 28, 2024MVP
Olaf_Engelke some thoughts to complement your good thoughts.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-events/an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-detection/ec-p/4100172#M809 - Ram_JeyaramanMar 28, 2024
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Delegated Managed Service Account (upcoming Windows Server 2025 feature) can be used to supersede existing service accounts and upgrade them to using machine bound identities instead of passwords.
- Karl-WEMar 28, 2024MVPGood question Olaf! You see me here sitting and smiling. Managed Service Account are around since Windows Server 2012 and I would do much to make them the default at customers.
- Karl-WEMar 28, 2024MVP
yikes: it was even 2008 R2: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ask-the-directory-services-team/managed-service-accounts-understanding-implementing-best/ba-p/397009