How to increase the Product Security Hardening score in ADManager Plus?

Objective: To configure multiple security-related settings from a single location and increase the Product Security Hardening score in ADManager Plus.

Solution: Your Product Security Hardening score is calculated based on the configuration of different security-specific settings in ADManager Plus. You can configure all the available security settings from a central location and get a clear idea on how secure your ADManager Plus installation is.

Steps to configure security settings from ADManager Plus' Security Hardening option:

• Step 1: Login to the ADManager Plus console.
• Step 2: Navigate to Admin → General Settings → Security and Privacy → Security Hardening
• Step 3: Consider changing the following options:

1. Change Default Admins Password: Notify help desk technicians using in-product and email alerts to reset their default passwords.
2. Enforce Two-factor Authentication: Add an additional authentication factor to verify users when they log into ADManager Plus.
3. Enable CAPTCHA: Configure CAPTCHA settings on the login page to minimize the possibility of brute-force attacks.
4. Block Invalid Login Attempts: Block the accounts of help desk technicians after a specific number of unsuccessful login attempts.
5. Enforce HTTPS: Configure HTTPS settings to facilitate secure communication between the web browsers and ADManager Plus server.
6. Enforce Secure TLS: Ensure that the older TLS versions, such as v1.0 and v1.1, have been disabled.
7. Enforce LDAP SSL: Configure LDAP over SSL (i.e. enforce LDAPS settings to improve the security of LDAP connection between Active Directory and ADManager Plus server).