Windows 2003 Security Policy

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Windows 2003 Security Policy

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In the course of expanding of the availability of data networks , systems and applications in various organizations , it turns out to be more challenging to make sure that the network infrastructure is secure Advances in security technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating software allow various organizations to protect their network infrastructure in a better way . This through qualitative analysis of legitimate websites and published work is going to outline the roles

br of Windows 2003 security policy . An overview of the way these security policies can be used to secure a system will also be provided

1 . The roles of Windows 2003 security policy

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 security policies , according to Rampling (2003 ) takes care of primary security needs , which ensures that the complex security requirements of organizations are met . Microsoft Windows Server 2003 security policies are grounded on a number of principles . The first one is identification , which ensures that only authorized users and computers have access to resources . Users and computers on a certain network are first identified through setting up as well as maintaining account data for individuals and computers in an easy to access location . The other principle is authentication a process whereby the information of a user or a computer is validated against the data in a database (Microsoft Corporation , 2003 . After verification , the operating system examines the privileges that a user account is assigned to . Data associated with...