Skill 1.4: Manage accounts, VPN connections, and certificates on Windows 10

Microsoft is developing modern authentication methods that rely less on the user’s ability to recall a password and place more reliance on technological advancements, such as multifactor authentication (MFA), device-based authentication, and authentication that supports biometric attributes. These all help secure privileged accounts in your environment. You must understand how Windows 10 offers support for modern authentication methods and how Azure Active Directory provides a secure identity and authentication platform for your modern environment.

When users connect to your workplace across the internet, it’s important that they can authenticate themselves and their devices to help ensure data privacy and security. Knowing how to implement and configure virtual private networks (VPNs) can help you achieve this crucial goal.

An increasingly common way in which devices can authenticate is the use of digital certificates. Managing aspects of a public key infrastructure (PKI), notably the management of certificates, plays a critical role in helping secure your infrastructure.

This skill covers how to:

• Secure privileged accounts on Windows 10
• Configure VPN client
• Configure and manage certificates on client devices

Secure privileged accounts on Windows 10

Authentication is the primary means through which you can secure privileged and standard user accounts. Windows 10 provides many security features that can help you secure authentication. And when considering cloud-based authentication to services such as Microsoft 365, Azure AD enables you to manage your cloud-based identities and access-management requirements.