Windows Server 2003 Security Infrastructures - Core Security Features

Windows Server 2003 Security Infrastructures is a must for anyone that wants to know the nuts and bolts of Windows Server 2003 security and wants to leverage the operating system's security infrastructure components to build a more secure I.T. infrastructure. The primary goal of this book is to provide insights into the security features and technologies of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. It also highlights the security principles an architect should remember when designing an infrastructure that is rooted on the Windows Server 2003 OS.

• Explains nuts and bolts of Windows Server 2003 security
• Provides practical insights into how to deploy and administer secure Windows Server 2003 infrastructures
• Draws on the experience of a lead consultant in the Microsoft security area

• The challenge of trusted security infrastructures
• Windows security authorities and principals
• Windows trust relationships
• Introducing Windows authentication
• Kerberos
• IIS Authentication
• Microsoft Passport
• UNIX and Windows authentication interoperability
• Single Sign-on
• Windows server 2003 authorization
• Malicious mobile code protection
• New authorization tracks: role-based access control and digital rights management
• Introducing Windows server 2003 public key infrastructure
• Trust in Windows server 2003 PKI
• The certificate life cycle
• Building and maintaining a Windows PKI
• Windows server 2003 PKI-enabled applications
• Windows server 2003 security management
• Appendixes