Summary
This chapter has presented a lot of information about several closely related technologies in Windows Server 2008. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is the new host-based firewall that tightly integrates with IPsec and NAP. You can use isolation rules in conjunction with NAP and IPsec to protect servers from potentially dangerous hosts on the network. The chapter also briefly discussed improvements in the Routing And Remote Access service, especially SSTP, which can simplify the management of VPNs for remote users. You can use all of these technologies to facilitate communication between network hosts while limiting the risk of miscreants compromising them.
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