dsccommunity / dsccommunity/ActiveDirectoryDsc

ADManagedServiceAccount: Add functionality to install and test MSAs, and manage group delegation on GMSAs.

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Description

xADManagedServiceAccount: Add functionality to install and test MSAs, and manage group delegation on GMSAs.

Description

This is a feature set that warrants discussion over how we want the resource to act.

  • MSAs
    • Do we want a parameter that installs the accounts on the node?
    • Do we want to run Test-ADServiceAccount to confirm the account is working?
  • GMSAs
    • Do we want to have the resource provision AD groups, or do we want another DSC resource to create the group, then have the GMSA associate with that group?
    • Do we want to modify an AD group's membership with this DSC resource, or do we want another DSC resource to modify membership?
    • Do we want to run Test-ADServiceAccount to confirm the account is working?

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing xADManagedServiceAccount resource and the surrounding DSC resource patterns. Work through the listed MSA and GMSA questions, including installation, Test-ADServiceAccount checks, group provisioning, and group membership delegation. Done requires agreed behavior and corresponding implementation and tests, but the issue does not name specific files or test locations.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
devops, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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