Authentication

MUST READ Learning Guide: Authentication 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. What Microsoft should do to harden IIS OPINION - Although Internet Information Services 6 may be the Fort Meade of security compared with IIS 5, there are still several critical holes Microsoft needs to address in its newest Web server solution. Columnist Jonathan Hassell ... Microsoft pushes security in IIS 6.0 TIP - Microsoft pushes security in IIS 6.0 Securing IIS on Windows 2000 WHITE PAPER - Windows 2000 and Internet Information Server (IIS) make it simple to install Web servers. This white paper describes the risks associated with such easy installation and addresses the task of making IIS secure.

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	What Microsoft should do to harden IIS SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 03.15.2005 OPINION - Although Internet Information Services 6 may be the Fort Meade of security compared with IIS 5, there are still several critical holes Microsoft needs to address in its newest Web server solution. Columnist Jonathan Hassell ...

	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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	Improve Web security with Group Policy settings Submitted By: SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 30 Oct 2007 TIP - How to use Group Policy so you don't have to log on to each computer as the user to enter the proxy settings.

	Can I delete certificates from the CA? 04 Sep 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn how you can manage Microsoft security certificates and improve Internet Information Services (IIS) security.

	How can I detect IP addresses that connect to IIS? 23 Jul 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - If you've ever wanted to detect IP addresses that try to connect to your IIS (Internet Information Services) servers, this advice can help.

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	What do you know about Microsoft Internet security? SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 28 Aug 2007 QUIZ - Take a break from your daily admin duties and test your Microsoft Internet security knowledge with a quiz on Internet Explorer, IIS and other Web applications.

	Step-by-Step Guide: Securing Web servers SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 11 Apr 2006 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - This guide shows you how to configure a Web server for security and how to test your deployment.

	Step 2: Secure your computer to prevent attacks in the first place SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 25 Aug 2005 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - Wireless laptops are a huge security risk, especially when they connect to public hotspots.Contributor Kevin Beaver provides a step-by-step guide for locking down your laptops using a variety of firewalls, encryption and ...

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WHITE PAPERS

	How to Detect Hackers on Your Web Server Published by: GFI Software Ltd. | 02 May 2006 PRODUCT LITERATURE - A discussion of the methods used by hackers to attack IIS web servers, and how you can use event log monitoring on your web server to be alerted to successful attacks immediately.

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	IIS Authentication on Windows NT Ready-to-Run Software | 30 Nov 1998 BEST WEB LINK - This article summarizes the supported authentications methods of ISS: Anonymous Authentication, Basic Authentication, Windows NT Challenge/Response Authentication, and Digest Access Authentication.

	Security measures in IIS The Open Web Application Security Project | 17 Aug 2004 BEST WEB LINK - This article provides an overview of the typical methods of authentication used in IIS with an emphasis on the security implications of each.

	Secure IIS with certificates Windows Network .Net Magazine | 01 Apr 2002 BEST WEB LINK - In this article, learn how to issue certificates to both Web servers and end users to effectively enhance and maintain security.

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Authentication:  Access Control, Encryption , Protocols