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When you’re provisioning the User Profile Service (UPS), you can synchronize user profile information using the User Profile Synchronization Service. This TechNet articledescribes the steps required for configuring profile synchronization in SharePoint Server 2013. Synchronization between AD and SharePoint should be done using a domain account, called the synchronization account, i.e. DOMAIN\SP_UserSync. This synchronization account requires Replicate Directory Change permissions on the domain, in order to interrogate AD about “what …

The case for using 2048 bits instead of 4096 bits Some hardware (many smart cards, some card readers, and some other devices such as Polycom phones) don’t support anything bigger than 2048 bits. Uses less CPU than a longer key during encryption and authentication Using less CPU means using less battery drain (important for mobile devices) Uses less storage space: while not an issue on disk, this can be an …