AD CS Defense Strategies
Comprehensive defense strategies to protect your Active Directory Certificate Services infrastructure.
Certificate Template Hardening
Moderate
High Effectiveness
Secure your certificate templates to prevent misuse and unauthorized access.
Implementation Steps:
- Audit existing certificate templates
- Remove unnecessary templates
- Restrict enrollment permissions
- Implement strong naming conventions
- Enable certificate template auditing
Recommended Tools:
Certify
PKIView
Additional Resources:
Certificate Authority Security
Advanced
High Effectiveness
Enhance the security of your Certificate Authority to prevent unauthorized issuance and protect private keys.
Implementation Steps:
- Implement physical security measures
- Use Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
- Implement strong access controls
- Enable extensive logging and auditing
- Regularly update and patch CA software
Recommended Tools:
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
CertUtil
Additional Resources:
Network Segmentation
Advanced
High Effectiveness
Implement network segmentation to isolate AD CS components and reduce the attack surface.
Implementation Steps:
- Identify critical AD CS components
- Design network segments
- Implement firewall rules
- Use VLANs for isolation
- Regularly review and update segmentation
Recommended Tools:
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics
Wireshark
Additional Resources:
Monitoring and Detection
Moderate
High Effectiveness
Implement robust monitoring and detection mechanisms to identify potential AD CS attacks.
Implementation Steps:
- Set up centralized logging
- Implement SIEM solutions
- Create custom detection rules for AD CS attacks
- Regularly review and analyze logs
- Conduct periodic threat hunting exercises
Recommended Tools:
Splunk
ELK Stack
Microsoft Sentinel