Introduction


Windows Server 2003 is inherently more secure right out of the box than any previous version of Windows to come before it. The Trustworthy Computing campaign that Microsoft is leading has shown itself directly in the intrinsic security of Windows Server 2003. Although this version is overall more secure than its predecessors, that does not relieve you of the responsibility to evaluate, plan and implement additional, custom security measures for your Windows Server 2003 network.

Whatever security plan you ultimately design and implement, you will be best served by implementing role-based security . Role-based security is implemented by using a layered approach to security; the most general security settings are applied at the highest level and become increasingly more restrictive as you go deeper into the organizational structure of the domain. Through the use of the preconfigured security templates included with Windows Server 2003, combined with careful planning and attentive administration of the network, you will be able to implement a role-based security solution.

Windows Server 2003 comes with a complete set of preconfigured security templates that you can use to quickly apply standardized security settings to a single computer, an Organizational Unit (OU), or a domain if desired. In addition to these preconfigured security templates, Microsoft has made available additional security templates that can be used to enforce very specific security settings on Windows Server 2003 computers, depending on their assigned role. Throughout this chapter we examine the various ways that security templates can be configured and implemented to apply both default and customized security solutions in your Windows Server 2003 network.



MCSE Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-293)
MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789736500
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 151
Authors: Will Schmied

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