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Quick start guide
Overview System requirements Prerequisites Deploying ADAudit Plus Configuring components in ADAudit Plus Related documentationActive Directory auditing guide
Overview Configuring Active Directory domains and domain controllers in ADAudit Plus - Automatic configuration Configuring Active Directory domains and domain controllers in ADAudit Plus - Manual configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure object level auditing - Manual configuration Configure object level auditing - Manual configuration Configuring event log settings TroubleshootingWindows file server auditing guide
Overview Supported systems Configure Windows file servers - One server at a time Configure Windows file servers - In bulk Configure audit policies - Automatic configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure object-level auditing - Automatic configuration Configure object-level auditing - Manual configuration Configure object-level auditing - Using PowerShell cmdlets Configure event log settings Exclude configuration TroubleshootingWindows Server Auditing
Overview Using product console Using command line arguments Configure audit policies automatically Configure audit policies manually Remove Apply Group Policy privilege for Authenticated Users Create a new group, add all Windows servers to the group, and link a GPO to the group Configure advanced audit policies Force advanced audit policies Configure legacy audit policies Configure event log settings TroubleshootingGroup policy object auditing guide
Overview Benefits of auditing Group Policy Objects using ADAudit Plus Configuring domain controllers Configuring audit controllers - Automatic process Configuring audit controllers - Manual process Configuring Object-level auditong - Automatic process Configuring Object-level auditong - Manual process Configure event log settings Installing the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)ADFS auditing guide
Overview Configure AD FS servers in ADAudit Plus Configure audit policies - Automatic configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure AD FS servers for auditing - Enable auditing Configure AD FS servers for auditing - Configure claims Configure AD FS servers for auditing - Configure extranet lockout TroubleshootingWindows workstation auditing guide
Overview Configuring windows workstations - Using product console Configuring windows workstations - Using command ine arguments Configuring audit policies - Automatic Process Configuring audit policies - Manual Process Configuring event log settings TroubleshootingFile integrity monitoring guide
Overview Configure FIM in ADAudit Plus Configure audit policies - Automatic configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure object-level auditing - Using Windows shares Configure object-level auditing - Using PowerShell cmdlets Configure object-level auditing - Using Global Object Access Auditing settings Exclude configuration Configuring event log settingsPowerShell auditing guide
Overview Configure audit policies - Automatic configuration Configure audit policies - Manual configuration Configure PowerShell in ADAudit Plus Configuring event log settings TroubleshootingEMC Isilon auditing guide
Overview Privileges required Configuring EMC Isilon auditing Adding EMC Isilon clusters Exclude configuration TroubleshootingSynology auditing guide
Overview Configuring Synology NAS auditing TroubleshootingSSL configuration guide
Overview Steps for enabling ssl Steps to install an existing PFX/PKCS12 or wildcard certificate GlossaryService account configuration guide
Overview New user, group, and GPO creation Privileges required for event log collection Privileges required for automatic audit policy and object level auditing configuration Privileges required for file server auditing Other privileges requiredPorts guide
Products and System PortsAgent configuration guide
Overview Installation prerequisites Agent installation Agent configuration sync Upgrading the agent Agent uninstallation TroubleshootingMigration guide
PostgreSQL/MySQL to MS SQL Migration Migrating data between different versions of MS SQL MySQL/MS SQL to PostgreSQL Migration Moving ADAudit Plus from one server/drive to another Migrating ADAudit Plus from 32-bit to 64-bit architectureSingle sign-on guide
To enable NTLM-based single sign-on To modify existing single sign-on settings Troubleshooting steps for NTLM-based SSO Change browser settings to allow single sign-on Check the computer account configuration Configuring SSO using Okta Configuring SSO using OneLogin Configuring SSO using Ping Identity Configuring SSO using ADFS Configuring SSO using a custom identity provider Troubleshooting tips for SAML-based SSOSecurity specifications guide
Overview Potential vulnerabilities Security specificationsArchitecture guide
ArchitectureSecurity log settings guide
Security Log SettingsSecurity hardening guide
Security hardeningEnsure that the following settings and components are configured prior to deploying ADAudit Plus.
Audit policy settings specify categories of security-related events that you want to audit. Advanced audit policy settings help administrators exercise granular control over which activities get recorded in the logs, helping reduce event noise.
Object-level auditing settings (referred to as system access control list [SACL] in this document), log attempts to access a secured object.
Audit policies or advanced audit policies (recommended for computers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and later) must be configured for computers, while object-level auditing must be configured for secured objects to ensure that security-related events get logged whenever any relevant activity occurs.
Note: The required audit policy and object-level auditing settings can be configured automatically via the ADAudit Plus console, by following the steps found under the Automatic configuration section in each of the links found below.
Security log size and retention settings must be configured to prevent loss of audit data due to overwriting of events.
Follow these recommendations to configure appropriate security log settings.
Ports must be opened to allow exchange of data between computers.
Here is the list of default ports used by ADAudit Plus and the ports that should be opened on the destination computers.
After the Domain Admin credentials are entered, ADAudit Plus starts to audit activities.
If you do not want to provide Domain Admin credentials, follow these steps to set up the service account to have only the least privileges required for auditing your environment.