Chapter 9. Security
In Windows Server 2008 security is job one. Security enhancements permeate all of the Windows Server 2008 subsystems. You can't launch a program on Windows Server 2008 without running into the User Account Control (UAC), which escalates privileges temporarily. UAC is a feature that is part of Windows Server Hardening, and it's meant to protect vital services, the Registry, access to system files, and certain aspects of network access from unauthorized use.
Much of what's new in security is aimed at making the server footprint smaller. The intent of the new Server Core role is to dramatically lower the "attack surface" of Windows Server 2008 by removing the user interface from Windows. Server Core requires command-line management, ...
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