Authentication

NEWS: 1 - 3 of 9

	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.

	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.

	8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 17 Jan 2005 ARTICLE - Part of 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes, these eight tips offer best practices for password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 15

	Reduce resistance to creating strong computer passwords 04 Oct 2006 TIP - You've heard all about the need for strong passwords, but this article gives you practical ways of implementing them in your environment.

	Setting 'log-on-to machines' in Active Directory 09 Nov 2005 EXPERT ANSWER - Many enterprise environments need to limit systems access by setting account options. In this response, site expert Jonathan Hassell explains more about the "set log-on-to machines" feature.

	Managing passwords and passphrases 11 Aug 2005 EXPERT ANSWER - Site expert Kevin Beaver gives some best practices for secure passwords and passphrases.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 15

	Taking over the domain Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

	Hacking other machines Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

	Access control checklists 12 Jul 2005 FEATURED TOPIC - These checklists will help you lock down Windows access control settings.

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WHITE PAPERS

	HP Core Infrastructure Solutions Published by: Agilysys | 20 Feb 2008 WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides strategies for achieving and maintaining a more manageable, stable, secure and cost-effective Microsoft Window infrastructure that provides the agility a business needs to adapt to change and leverage new opportunities.

	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.

	The Sting Published by: Information Security Magazine | 12 Nov 2007 JOURNAL ARTICLE - Honeyclients are creating a buzz in the security world, giving malicious Web sites the sharp end.

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DOWNLOADS: 1 - 3 of 6

	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

	Offline NT Password and Registry Editor Published by: P. Nordahl | 11 Aug 2005 DOWNLOAD - Offline NT Password and Registry Editor is a utility for setting or resetting the password of any user that has a valid (local) account on your NT system.

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BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 2 of 2

	How to disable LM authentication on Windows NT Microsoft | 08 Dec 2003 BEST WEB LINK - LM authentication is not as strong as Windows NT authentication. Read this article to learn how to disable LM and for information about the enhancement Microsoft developed to NTLM. NTLMv2 significantly improves both the ...

	Chapter 4: Hacking Windows 95/98 and Me SearchSecurity.com | 18 Jun 2003 BEST WEB LINK - As time marches on, Win9x/Me will become less and less interesting to attackers as most potential victims move to newer OSes based on the much more stable and secure Windows NT Family code base. But for those of you that ...

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