Active Directory 2025 Domain Controller

Deploy a new Active Directory domain controller 2025, to setup a new domain/forest or add to an existing domain.

Provide Active Directory and DNS services to servers, services and applications running in Azure

Active Directory 2025 is the latest identity and access management solution from Microsoft, designed for secure, scalable, and hybrid-ready environments. Integrated with Azure, Active Directory 2025 offers advanced security, improved multi-factor authentication (MFA), zero-trust capabilities, and streamlined access management for cloud and on-premises resources. Deploying Active Directory 2025 on Azure enhances identity governance, reduces administrative overhead, and enables secure, seamless access across distributed environments.

Active Directory Features

The perfect solution for providing Active Directory domain services to your servers in Azure
Enable Hybrid Active Directory using existing AD with your Azure tenant
Provide Group Polices (GPOs) to your servers, Users in Azure
Provide AD authentication services to your applications
Extend onprem Active Directory into Azure. Replicate onprem AD to new AD servers in Azure
Provide DNS name resolution to your servers & applications in Azure
Provide Single Sign On (SSO) for users logging into servers, services in Azure using Active Directory
Enhanced Zero-Trust Security: Built-in zero-trust model with conditional access and risk-based authentication.
Improved Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Advanced MFA options for secure, adaptive authentication experiences.
Seamless Hybrid Integration with Azure AD: Unified identity management across cloud and on-premises with Azure AD Connect.
Automated Identity Lifecycle Management: Streamlined user provisioning, de-provisioning, and role assignments.
Self-Service Password Reset and Account Recovery: Reduced helpdesk burden with user-managed password resets and recovery options.
Expanded Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Enhanced RBAC for fine-grained access control and compliance.
Auditing and Compliance Monitoring: Comprehensive audit logs and reporting features for security and compliance tracking.

This Windows Server 2025 VM comes pre loaded with the Active Directory Domain Services role, DNS server role, remote administration tools for AD, DNS and the required powershell modules. Upon powering up the VM the first time launch the DC promo wizard from server manager and start the setup of your new domain controller. Choose to setup a new domain or join this DC to an existing Active Directory Domain

AD Setup / Support

Step by step guide can be found on the following Microsoft link - Setup Active Directory 2025 in Azure

Active Directory DC 2025

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