Thu, Nov 9 2006 19:50
mika
Windows Vista Security Guide 1.0 available
Microsoft sticked to its behaviour on the release of the Vista Security Guide as it was made available the same day that the bits went to production. The final 1.0 version is available on http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74028 :)
As you may have noticed, the security templates are no longer the primary means of defining the baseline security settings. They can still be used and are also included in the security guide package. However, the primary means for defining the baseline policies is to use the included GPOAccelerator Tool (a script) to implement the GPOs that come with the tool. The Guide comes with eight GPOs being a set of four GPOs for the Enterprise Client (EC) scenario and another set for the Specialized Security Limited Functionality (SSLF) scenario. The Guide also includes Word and Excel documents detailing the settings in each template/GPO. Go and get it!
P.S. It's also available online (without the tools) on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/guide.mspx
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