Chapter 6. Planning and Maintaining Network Security | MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)

Terms you'll need to understand:

Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)

Techniques you'll need to master:

Configuring protocol security in a heterogeneous client computer environment
Configuring IPSec policies and settings
Configuring and planning security for data transmissions
Planning for network protocol security
Planning an IPSec policy for secure network communications
Planning secure network administration methods
Secure data transmission between client computers to meet security requirements
Securing data transmission by using IPSec
Troubleshooting security for data transmission
Using the IP Security Monitor MMC snap-in
Using the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) MMC snap-in
Implementing secure access between private networks

Windows Server 2003 has been designed as a more secure operating system out of the box. However, many features and services available in different versions of the operating system are not installed or enabled by default. As part of its secure computing initiative, Microsoft has been shifting away from ease of use toward securing the platform.