Chapter 24. Building and Administering a Secure Server

In this chapter

Creating the Secure Server

Managing Auditing and Creating Resource Access Permissions

What About System Services?

The Security Configuration Tools

When you use a Windows 2000 Server, the purpose of the server is the most important factor controlling what kind of security measures you will take. For example, will the server be

  • A standalone server offering services to users on the network?

  • A domain controller?

  • A bastion host or other part of a firewall architecture?

  • An experimental computer used for testing new configurations or applications?

After you decide on the purpose for the server, you can analyze your security risks, based on the security policies in effect at your site. ...

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