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August 2005 Issue
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==== 1. What's New in the Latest Issue ====
August 2005 Issue
Focus: Network Port Fundamentals
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Securing the Administrator Account
Take steps to lessen the risk of attacks that use a computer's
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Protecting Information on XP Laptops
Use offline files and EFS to ensure that laptop data is available,
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Preventing Users from Disabling a Screen Saver
Use an AD or local computer GPO to hide the Screen Saver tab from
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Running Services Under SYSTEM or Administrator
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==== 2. New Additions to the Online Article Archive ====
August 2004 Issue
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Focus: Use Certificates to Secure Your WLAN
In this issue, learn about WLAN security, digital certificate
validation in Windows PKI, the basics of Windows Firewall, and more.
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Using Certificates to Secure Your WLAN
Learn the simplest way to implement 802.1x and certification-based
authentication on a typical network of Windows XP and Windows 2000
computers and a Win2K AD domain.
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Windows Firewall Basics
Learn how to configure and manage Windows XP SP2's new Windows
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Validating Digital Certificates in Windows PKI
Certificate validation is a key part of authenticating users and
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validation problems when they occur.
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A Basic File Encryption Tool
Windows provides no built-in utility for encrypting files, but two
scripts in the Platform SDK use CryptoAPI to let you encrypt and decrypt
text files from the command line.
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Enabling Users to Access Two Domain Accounts
In some cases (e.g., during a migration), you might need to let users
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Requiring VPN Users to Run Certain Software
Using Windows 2003's IAS, you can prevent VPN users who aren't
running antivirus or other necessary software from logging on to your
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Using Windows Server 2003's Certificate Templates
Microsoft significantly enhanced certificate templates in Windows
2003 but makes the new functionality available only in Enterprise
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Securely Administering a Remote Server
Learn why remotely administering a server through Terminal Services
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