Summary

As this chapter has shown, security issues extend to nearly every corner of Windows Server 2003. Learning to use the security-related snap-ins in the MMC will help you manage the rich features this operating system has to offer and will help prevent security weaknesses in your system.

Part IV of the book, which discusses supporting services and features of Windows Server 2003, begins with the next chapter. Chapter 20 and Chapter 21 covered security in broad terms by discussing planning and implementation. Chapter 22 brings security into sharper focus by covering a particular security feature of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Certificate Services.

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