Resources
Work in progress
This section is still being built. Pages are imported and cleaned up as I get to them, so expect rough edges and the occasional broken link.
A place to point people when they ask "where do I start with Active Directory?" and "what tools should I be looking at?"
This is built from the r/ActiveDirectory wiki, which the subreddit's moderators maintain with suggestions from the community. The Reddit wiki is the version the mods work from. A backup copy lives in GitHub, and this site is the readable, searchable version of it.
Start here
- Beginner's Guide: new to AD, Entra ID, or PKI? Start with this one.
- Intermediate Resources: the next step up, once the basics are not scary anymore.
The big lists
- AD Resources: training, documentation, books, best practice guides, blogs, and podcasts.
- AD Tools Reference: scripts, scanners, auditing tools, password filters, and lab tools.
- MCM / MCSM Reading List: the Microsoft Certified Master reading list, curated and with the dead links fixed.
Subreddit information
- Subreddit Rules
- Tools and Resources Listing Guidelines: how tools get onto the lists.