Windows
If you choose to install a Windows partition, or have the console support only Windows, you should follow a few basic guidelines. You should pick a Windows 2000 codebase OS for the analyst's console, such as Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP. IDS Policy Manager runs on only these versions of Windows. Windows 2000 also has increased stability over other versions. After you have installed Windows, you need to harden it. The Center for Internet Security has thorough guidelines for hardening Windows systems. You can find a detailed guide and a tool to discover the gaps between the state of your system and secured configuration at
http://www.cisecurity.org/bench_win2000.html
Installing SSH
You need to install a version of SSH for Windows. ...
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