Windows Server 2003 Security

Windows Server 2003 has some of the followingLogon and Logoff events.You can now log security
features to help protect your corporateevents in real time and export them to a SQL
enviroment:There is now forest trust that allows youdatabase to anaylze later.PKI or Public Key
to authenticate other companies in your WAN thruInfrastructure is is system of digital certificates and
Active Directory, this simplifies some security issuesCA or Certificate Authorities to verify you are who
for security and network administrators.Kerberos isyou really say you are. This is great for ecommerce
now availiable thru Windows Server 2003 to allow forsystems, think E-Bay. You want to know if your
better and more secure authentication.Credentialreally giving your credit card information to E-Bay or
Manager allows secure storage for usernames andE-fake.Windows Server 2003 now helps with
passwords as well as certificates.You can nowWireless 802.1x., you can enable PEAP which is
delegate what services can access other resourcesprotected EAP for authentication.
on your network..NET password is now integratedI suggest using WPA in conjuction. he encrytpion
with Active Directory aloowing SSO or single signprotocl they use is called EFS.EFS uses AES-256
on.RBAC or Remote Based Access Control you canwhich is very strong encryption. There should be
assign more efficient restrictions to manage accesssecurity in depth applied.Two form authentication
to information.Systems administrators can disallowshould be applied such as biometrics and
software to run, with the Software Restrcitionpasswords.Take a look at RSA secure ID cards.This
Policy.In Windows 2003 you can audit system alertsprovides great authetication for users on the move
and even set up audits of individual users!Accountconnecting to the corporate networks, or even
Management logs IP addresses and even calls forhome.