LAPS

Overview Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) is a Windows feature that automatically manages and backs up the password of a local administrator account on your Microsoft Entra joined or Windows Server Active Directory-joined devices. You also can use Windows LAPS to automatically manage and back up the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) account password on your Windows Server Active Directory domain controllers. An authorized administrator can retrieve the DSRM password and use it....

Introduction Windows LAPS, which stands for “Local Administrator Password Solution,” is a Microsoft tool designed to enhance security in an Active Directory environment by automatically managing and rotating the passwords of local administrator accounts on domain-joined windows computers. The primary goal of LAPS is to prevent attackers from easily exploiting a common vulnerability – the use of the same local administrator password on multiple machines. How LAPS works: Password Rotation: LAPS automatically generates a random and unique password for each computer’s local administrator account....