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      • Creating a service account for the Access Manager Service
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        • Load balancing Access Manager
    • Installing the Access Manager Agent
      • Enabling agent support on the AMS server
      • Installing the Access Manager Agent on Windows
      • Installing the Access Manager Agent on Linux
      • Installing the Access Manager Agent on macOS
  • Configuration
    • Setting up Authentication
      • Setting up authentication with ADFS
      • Setting up authentication with Microsoft Entra ID
      • Setting up authentication with Okta
      • Setting up smart card authentication
      • Setting up integrated windows authentication
    • Deploying Features
      • Setting up RapidLAPS
      • LAPS
        • Setting up Microsoft LAPS for Active Directory
        • Setting up Microsoft LAPS for Entra
        • Setting up Lithnet LAPS
      • Just-in-time Authentication (JIT)
        • Setting up JIT for computers
        • Setting up JIT for roles
      • Setting up BitLocker access
        • Setting up access to BitLocker keys stored in Active Directory
        • Setting up BitLocker recovery key backup and access using the Access Manager Agent
    • Importing authorization rules
      • Import Microsoft LAPS permissions from Active Directory
      • Importing BitLocker permissions from Active Directory
      • Importing local administrator group membership from domain-joined Windows devices
      • Import mappings from a CSV file
      • Performing an offline discovery of local admins
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    • Quick start guides
      • Getting started with Windows LAPS and Lithnet Access Manager
      • Getting started with Windows LAPS for Active Directory
      • Getting started with Windows LAPS for Microsoft Entra
      • Getting started with RapidLAPS
    • Product lifecycle
    • Choosing between the Lithnet and Microsoft agent for LAPS
    • Support Articles
      • KB000001: The Access Manager Agent cannot connect and logs a token-validation-failed error
      • KB000002: Users retain their admin rights after their JIT period expires
      • KB000003: Configuring the Access Manager Agent to manage an account other than 'root' on Linux
      • KB000004: Creating a log file to troubleshoot installation issues with the Access Manager Service
      • KB000005: Access Manager stops working after applying the November 2022 Windows update
      • KB000006: Migrating the Access Manager Database
      • KB000007: Adding JIT groups via Group Policy doesn't work with NTLM Disabled
      • KB000008: AMS is unable to JIT into privileged groups such as Domain Admins
      • KB000009: Access Manager may return an out-of-date LAPS password, or no password at all
      • KB000010: The Access Manager agents fail to register on macOS 15 (Sequoia)
      • KB000011: Users report delays in obtaining just-in-time access via AD
      • KB000012: Troubleshooting Windows authentication in the Access Manager Web App
      • KB000013: Access Manager cannot be installed on Windows Server 2016 with TLS 1.0 disabled
    • Advanced help topics
      • Creating an Entra app registration or Access Manager
      • Setting up agent policies
      • Managing word lists
      • Password history retention
      • Ports and traffic flows
      • Internet access requirements
      • Access evaluation in Access Manager Service (AMS)
      • Recovering from a lost encryption certificate
      • Script-based authorization
      • Customized auditing with PowerShell notification channels
      • Variables available in audit notification channels
      • Setting up audit templates
      • Backup and Restore
      • Event ID reference
      • Group policy configuration
    • PowerShell reference
      • Add-AmsDeviceRegistrationKeyGroup
      • Add-AmsGroupMember
      • Add-AmsIdpClaimMapping
      • Clear-AmsIdpClaimMapping
      • Export-AmsServerDiagnostics
      • Get-AmsActiveDirectoryJitOptions
      • Get-AmsActiveDirectoryJitGroupCreationRule
      • Get-AmsComputerAuthorizationRule
      • Get-AmsDevice
      • Get-AmsDeviceRegistrationKey
      • Get-AmsFveRecoveryKey
      • Get-AmsGroup
      • Get-AmsGroupMembers
      • Get-AmsHostConfig
      • Get-AmsIdpClaimMapping
      • Get-AmsJitSchedulerJob
      • Get-AmsLocalAdminPassword
      • Get-AmsLocalAdminPasswordHistory
      • Get-AmsRoleAuthorizationRule
      • Get-AmsServiceConfig
      • New-AmsActiveDirectoryJitGroupCreationRule
      • New-AmsComputerAuthorizationRule
      • New-AmsDeviceRegistrationKey
      • New-AmsGroup
      • New-AmsRoleAuthorizationRule
      • Remove-AmsActiveDirectoryJitGroupCreationRule
      • Remove-AmsComputerAuthorizationRule
      • Remove-AmsDevice
      • Remove-AmsDeviceRegistrationKey
      • Remove-AmsDeviceRegistrationKeyGroup
      • Remove-AmsGroup
      • Remove-AmsGroupMember
      • Remove-AmsJitSchedulerJob
      • Remove-AmsRoleAuthorizationRule
      • Set-AmsActiveDirectoryJitGroupCreationRule
      • Set-AmsActiveDirectoryJitOptions
      • Set-AmsComputerAuthorizationRule
      • Set-AmsDevice
      • Set-AmsDeviceRegistrationKey
      • Set-AmsGroup
      • Set-AmsHostConfig
      • Set-AmsRoleAuthorizationRule
      • Set-AmsServiceConfig
    • Application help pages
      • Host configuration page
      • App Configuration
        • AMS License configuration page
        • Authentication configuration page
        • Email configuration page
        • Rate limit configuration page
        • IP Address detection configuration page
        • User interface configuration page
        • Auditing page
        • Security page
        • Database configuration page
      • Access Manager Agent
        • Access Manager Agent - Agent registration page
        • Agent Policies
          • Access Manager Agent - Windows polices page
          • Access Manager Agent - macOS polices page
          • Access Manager Agent - Linux polices page
          • Access Manager Agent - Legacy AMSv2 policies page
        • Access Manager Agent - Password settings page
        • Access Manager Agent - Devices page
        • Access Manager Agent - Groups page
      • Directory Configuration
        • Active Directory configuration page
          • Microsoft LAPS configuration page
          • Lithnet LAPS configuration page (Active Directory)
          • Just-in-time access configuration page
          • BitLocker configuration page
        • Microsoft Entra configuration page
      • Authorization Rules
        • Computer authorization rules page
        • Role authorization rules page
      • Effective access page
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  • Password retrieval
  • Enable retrieval of legacy LAPS passwords
  • Enable retrieval of Windows LAPS passwords
  • Permissions

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Microsoft LAPS configuration page

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Access Manager can read LAPS passwords from Active Directory generated by both the new Windows LAPS and legacy Microsoft LAPS agents.

Schema

A list of forests is shown along with an indication of the deployment status of the legacy and new Microsoft LAPS schemas.

The legacy Microsoft LAPS schema uses an attribute called ms-mcs-admpwd to store the local admin password in plain text.

Password retrieval

Enable retrieval of legacy LAPS passwords

When configured, Access Manager will attempt to retrieve passwords stored in Active Directory stored by the legacy Microsoft LAPS agent.

Enable retrieval of Windows LAPS passwords

When configured, Access Manager will attempt to retrieve passwords stored in Active Directory stored by the new Windows LAPS agent in either encrypted or unencrypted form.

This includes the ability to read encrypted passwords, as well as password history from Active Directory.

Permissions

If you plan on using Lithnet Access Manager to read Microsoft LAPS passwords, you'll need to delegate permission for the AMS service account to read those passwords. You can use the built-in cmdlets from Microsoft's PowerShell modules, or click the Delegate LAPS Permissions button to generate a script to do this automatically.

Copy or save the script, modify the $OU variable as appropriate, and run it in with domain admin rights.

The new Windows LAPS agent in Windows 11 uses attributes called .

If you need to deploy the Microsoft LAPS schema, refer to the on how to complete this process.

msLAPS-Password and msLAPS-EncryptedPassword
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