Authentication

MUST READ Roberta Bragg's 10 Windows hardening tips in 10 minutes TIP - This excerpt from Roberta Bragg's "Hardening Windows systems" expains how to think proactively about Windows security and offers 10 things to do right now to harden Windows. Checklist: Restrict access to prevent insider hacks TIP - Internal security threats often prove to be more malicious than all the people on the Internet. Get help protecting Windows from fellow coworkers and employees in this checklist. Advanced Kerberos topics: From authentication to authorization ARTICLE - This excerpt from "Windows Server 2003 security infrastructures" focuses on the link between authentication and authorization, and Kerberos tickets and authenticators. Passphrases versus passwords EXPERT ANSWER - I have a question concerning password policies. I have read a lot of articles about using a passphrase versus a password as of late, and I was wondering what your take is on the use of passphrases and their function. In ...

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	Looking ahead to life without passwords SearchSecurity.com | 28 Jun 2006 ARTICLE - Security pros know that passwords are nothing but trouble. For them, single-sign on, two-factor authentication and federated ID represent the path to stronger authentication.

	Using Windows authentication to access a Linux DMZ SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 29 Mar 2005 ARTICLE - Get advice from your peers on selecting firewalls and using Windows authentication to access a company intranet in a Linux DMZ.

	Learning Guide: Authentication SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 14 Jun 2005 ARTICLE - Learn about Windows authentication credentials and protocols, and get help hardening authentication for user logon, remote and wireless access, and Web servers in this guide.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 508

	Manage administrator rights in Windows Server 2003 11 Feb 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn how to prevent users with administrator rights from deleting files in a Windows Server 2003 network.

	Windows Server 2008 security aided by NAP and IPsec Submitted By: searchWindowsSecurity.com | 12 Feb 2008 TIP - Network Access Protection (NAP) in Windows Server 2008 improves security, thanks to some nifty IPsec features.

	Why don't I have proper Windows Server 2003 rights to open a GPO? 07 Jan 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn what could be causing the error message 'Fail to open Group Policy Object. You may not have appropriate rights' in Windows Server 2003.

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	Learning center: Remote access authentication 10 May 2006 FEATURED TOPIC - Remote access authentication is a vulnerable area of web security. Learn how to prevent attacks in this learning center from the editors of SearchWindowsSecurity.com.

	Step 4: Install the listening components SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 05 Jan 2006 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - Windows Server 2003's Network Access Quarantine Control (NAQC) prevents remote users from connecting to your network with machines that aren't secure.

	Step 2: Create quarantined resources SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 05 Jan 2006 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - Windows Server 2003's Network Access Quarantine Control (NAQC) prevents remote users from connecting to your network with machines that aren't secure.

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WHITE PAPERS

	E-Guide: Effective Desktop Management Published by: Symantec Corporation | 27 Jun 2008 EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - This E-Guide, designed for the IT Professional, from TechTarget Windows Media Group and Symantec offers best practice checklists and articles to simplify IT Management.

	Patch Management 2.0: Evolving Your Patch Management Technology to Proactively Combat Security Challenges Published by: Lumension Security | 10 Jun 2008 WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to get up-to-date technology alternatives to help better manage your patch management environment.

	3-D Security Published by: Information Security Magazine | 15 Feb 2008 JOURNAL ARTICLE - Unwrap Windows Server 2008, the first server revision under Trustworthy Computing. Microsoft promises it is secure by design, default and deployment.

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	VPN fundamentals for Windows 2000 and 2003 servers - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   23 OCT 2003, 12:00 EDT (16:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   This webcast will explore the fundamentals of VPN connectivity and discuss how it is implemented in Microsoft's Windows 2000 and 2003 Server platforms.

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	Ultimate Boot CD Published by: UBCD | 11 Aug 2005 DOWNLOAD - Ultimate Boot CD is a bootable CD which contains software that allows you to repair, restore and perform diagnostics for almost any computer problem.

	Login Recovery Published by: Idea Capital Ltd. | 11 Aug 2005 DOWNLOAD - Login Recovery is a service to reveal user names and recover passwords for Windows systems. As long as you have physical access to the computer, your passwords can be recovered

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	The changing face of identity management SearchWinIT.com | 11 May 2004 BEST WEB LINK - Forget everything you know about identity management. This article describes how much the technology has grown up in the past six months. (May 11, 2004)

	Pace of identity adoption picks up SearchWinIT.com | 09 Jun 2004 BEST WEB LINK - The demand for identity management software has been greater than some researchers expected. Microsoft is one company that has rushed to market in the past year with products to meet the demand. (June 9, 2004)

	Migrating to Windows Server 2003 SearchWinIT.com | 14 Jun 2004 BEST WEB LINK - If you are considering Windows Server 2003, you're not alone. But how do you approach such a complex migration? This article contains a wealth of helpful information to assist you through the process, from planning to ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Authentication :  Encryption , Protocols and Services , Maintenance