what are the criteria we can follow to make any object as part of AD tier 0

Richa Kumari 286 Reputation points
2024-06-19T05:01:02.8933333+00:00

Hello Expert,

What are the clear criteria that should be followed as template to decide any object as tier 0 in AD .

that will help in deciding where we object in tier 0 .

Thanks
Rich

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  1. Wesley Li 6,040 Reputation points
    2024-06-19T16:55:11.97+00:00

    Hello

    In Active Directory (AD), an object is considered part of Tier 0 if it meets the following criteria:

    Direct or Indirect Administrative Control: The object should have direct or indirect administrative control of the Active Directory forest, domains, or domain controllers.

    Control Over All Assets: The object should have control over all the assets in the AD environment.

    Domain Control Groups: Objects that maintain full control of a domain or have the (effectively) irrevocable ability to gain access to those groups. This includes the domain head object, built-in administrator accounts, domain admins, domain controllers, schema and enterprise admins, enterprise domain controllers, key and enterprise key admins, and administrators overall.

    Remember, the security sensitivity of all Tier 0 assets is equivalent as they are all effectively in control of each other. The final Tier 0 group will be custom to each organization. It’s important to inspect any privileged group membership in AD to identify any nested groups, since group permissions are inherited.

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