Microsoft® Windows® Security Resource Kit, Second Edition

Creating Custom Security Templates

You might want to add more security settings to security templates to meet your organization’s security requirements. Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP enable you to add settings to a security template by directly editing the security template file or, in the case of system services, configuring the security template on a computer that has the desired services installed.

Adding Registry Entries to Security Options

You might want to add a security-related registry configuration to a security template that you will be deploying on many computers in your organization. By using security templates, the registry value will be dynamically applied and enforced by Group Policy each time the security ...