New Features in Windows Server 2003
The new security features in Windows Server 2003 improve functionality and shore up some traditionally vulnerable areas. They include the following:
New Standard Accounts. New Local Service and Network Service accounts remove some services from the highly privileged Local System security context. These accounts also benefit Internet Information Services (IIS) by permitting a web site to be assigned to a non-privileged account.
Anonymous logons. New handling for anonymous logons limit the vulnerability of Windows Server 2003 to NetBIOS service scanners. The Everyone group is no longer assigned to the access token of an anonymous connection.
Credential caching. It is now possible to store alternate names and ...
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