Deploying WAC in your Network - Security and Availability

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5 different properties that can provide security to WAC (Windows Admin Center)


- HTTPS required for encrypted communications.
- WAC users need admin credentials on each of the connected managed servers.
- Authorization restrictions to the gateway server.
- Restrict WAC outbound settings.
- Per-server role-based access control.

What can be done to provide WAC with high availability


Deploy WAC in a failover cluster, with 2 or more servers.

This requires Server 2016+.

How/who can authenticate to the Gateway

Gateway administrators
- Can change access.

Gateway users
- Can use the gateway.

How to define the above groups
- Can use domain account (active directory).
- Use local groups (local admins are always gateway admins).
- Use Azure Active Directory, and if needed MFA provided through Azure AD.
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3 different settings for WAC Gateway Outbound Communications


- Full internet access.
- Azure services only.
- No internet access.

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