1. What are other available Password Policy options that could be enforced to improve security? Enforce password history, Maximum password age, Minimum password age, Minimum password length, Password must meet complexity requirements, & Store passwords using reversible encryption. 2. Is using the option to ‘Store passwords using reversible encryption’ a good security practice? Why or why not? As it stores passwords without encrypting them, it is not good practice because they will be
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Roles and Features in Windows Server 2008? A server role is a set of software programs that lets a computer perform a specific function for multiple users or other computers within a network. Features are software programs that can support or increase the functionality of one or more roles, or improve the functionality of the server, regardless of which roles are installed. 2. What is installed when you choose the Windows Server Backup Feature? Windows Server Backup Microsoft Management Console
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To whom this may concern, Administrative settings in the newly improved and enhanced Group Policy that comes with Windows Server 2008 has gone beyond the call of duty with some settings, as they fix issues and secure computers like we have always wanted to, but never had the tools before. Applying these security settings to your workstations will increase the overall security, by reducing the attack surface that is available. One of the most vulnerable settings that can be granted to a user is
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Using the building layout, your role is to provide DesignIT with a network design that interconnects the following considerations: ◾DesignIT plans to relocate three (3) servers already configured as follows: ◦1 Web Server – Microsoft IIS Server ◦1 File Server – Microsoft Server 2008 ◦1 Server – Server 2008 Small Business Server ◾DesignIT has requested that the design include the following: ◦High speed Internet access ◦Firewall ◦Antivirus / malware protection ◦Six (6) computers ◦Three (3)
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(SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Privacy Statement for Installation Features Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy, while delivering software that brings you the performance, power, and convenience you desire in your personal computing. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of some privacy-impacting features ("Installation Features") that you can make decisions about while installing and setting up Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ("Windows"):
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Window Server 2008-DCHP Server Role This paper is designed to explain the equipment, installation, and configurations of the DHCP Server Role for Windows Server 2008. In order to fully understand how DHCP Server Roles operate within the network, you first have to know why, when, and where the DHCP Server Role will be used. What is a server role? A set of software programs that when installed and configured properly, allows a computer to perform specialized functions for numerous clients or other
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We can configure Windows Server 2012 R2 as a customer gateway for the particular Virtual Private Channel (VPC) . We should define the below steps if we are running Windows Server 2012 R2 on the defined EC2 instance in a VPC, or on the defined server. Step 1: First, we should Create a VPN Connection Step 2: Next, we have to download the Configuration File for the VPN Connection Step 3: Next, we have to configure the Windows Server Step 4: We have to Set Up the VPN Tunnel Step 5: Next, we have
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many of the technological advances that have come about over the past fifty years. After all, money has a tendency to flow to the products that make our lives the most enjoyable. Three of the most notable advances in computer history are servers (formerly known as mainframes), Microsoft Windows, and the Linux operating system. Each one in its own right could fill volumes. However, the objective of this paper is to simply highlight a few of the most prominent features each of these advances
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Important Features of Windows Server 2008 Before making any analysis of Windows Server 2008, it should be noted that this operating system was created to remedy most of the shortcomings of Windows Vista, above all as concerns security. But it was built on the same base code as Vista. Some of the most notable differences or improvements of Windows Server 2008 come from the fact that it “includes a variation of installation called Server Core. Server Core is a significantly scaled-back installation
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Riordan SR-rm-006 University of Phoenix Windows Server Networking POS.421 Riordan SR-rm-006 Riordan Manufacturing is a “leader in the field of injection plastic molding with state of the art manufacturing capabilities” ("Sales Plan - Riordan Manufacturing," 2006), and they desire to remain a leader in this competative market. To help them stay on top of the market they have requested a comprehensive review of their business systems servers and operating systems. This review will benefit their
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