BSidesCharm 2023 AD and DNS A Match Made in Heck Jim Sykora and Jake Hildreth
Active Directory combines DNS functionality (with an LDAP database, Kerberos authentication, and some other stuff) to create a unified directory service platform. As such, the fates of AD and DNS will be forever linked. In fact, you might say they are now married. In this talk you will learn how to keep that marriage happy and healthy!
Jim Sykora is a Security Consultant at Trimarc focused on identity security. Jim started his sysadmin path in 3rd grade & did a bunch of gigs before starting to blend operational experience & rampant curiosity with security knowledge.
Jake Hildreth is the Service Lead for the Active Directory Security Assessment (ADSA) at Trimarc & maintainer of the Locksmith AD CS remediation tool. His work at Trimarc focuses on assessing AD for F500 companies. He holds the CISSP and Security+ certs.