Introduction

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Just Enough Administration (JEA) is an administrative technology that allows you to apply role-based access control (RBAC) and the least privilege principles to Windows PowerShell remote sessions. Instead of assigning users broad roles that enable them to perform tasks that are not directly related to a specific work requirement, JEA allows you to configure special Windows PowerShell endpoints that provide only the functionality necessary to perform a specific task.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Describe JEA.

  • Explain the limitations of JEA.

  • Describe role capabilities files and their use in JEA.

  • Describe sessions configuration files and their use in JEA.

  • Register JEA endpoints.

  • Connect to JEA endpoints.

Prerequisites

To get the best learning experience from this module, you should have:

  • Familiarity with PowerShell commands and syntax

  • Experience using PowerShell to administer Windows Server

  • Ability to create and edit PowerShell scripts

  • Ability to enable remote management and connect to a remote system