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General Offsite Resources

Authentication and Protection in Windows 2000
Configuring Enterprise Security Policies — How to configure local security policies on individual computers
Connection Security — Terminal server security, connection settings & security, the TSE registry, user acct. management
Designing the Domain Structure of Windows 2000 (MSN)
DOE Custom Tools — Windows NT security advisor
McHorse Windows NT — Newsletter, forum, List of NT links
MSBlaster Removal Tools
Microsoft Lexicon — A Microsoft insider's slang glossary
New to Security? — Microsoft links to security, cryptography, etc., topics
NTBugtraq — Discussion of security exploits and security bugs
NTLM2 Authentication for Windows 95/98 — Info on editing the registry
NT Security — Commercial, but good single stop for current info
Overview, Security Windows 2000 Network Resources (MSN)
PKI Deployment & Smart Card Logon — White paper on troubleshooting PKI key infrastructure (MS)
Santeria Systems — NT web ring, links to hacker magazines, with Harden NT 4
Security Configuration Tool Set — How to view, configure, & analyze local security policy and local security settings with the MS Security Configuration Tool Set
Spaff's Hotlist — List of NT Security Links
Systems Bug List
Trusted Systems — NT Security Guidelines (white paper)
Windows NT Managers Guide (CIAC paper)
Windows 2000 FAQs
Windows 2000 Security Recommendation Guides

Authentication and Protection in Windows 2000
Configuring Enterprise Security Policies -- How to configure local security policies on individual computers
Connection Security -- Terminal Server Security, Connection Settings & Security, the TSE Registry, User Acct. Management
Designing the Domain Structure of Windows 2000
Internet Information Server 4.0 Security Checklist
New to Security? -- Microsoft links to security, cryptography, etc., topics
NTLM2 Authentication for Windows 95/98 -- Info on editing the registry
Overview, Security Windows 2000 Network Resources (MSN)
PKI Deployment & Smart Card Logon -- White paper on troubleshooting PKI key infrastructure (MS)
PPTP Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS98-12), 8/18/98
Security Considerations for Network Attacks
Security Configuration Tool Set -- How to view, configure, & analyze local security policy and local security settings with the Security Configuration Tool Set
Securing Windows 2000 Network Resources
Windows 2000 Security Gains

Encryption Protocols

Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) Protocol — IETF document
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) — IETF document
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) version 2 analysis — Review by Counterpane
PPTP Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS98-12), 8/18/98
PPP CHAP Extensions, Version 2 — RFC
F-Secure Corporation Cryptography Products

Software Downloads

Offsite

Cumulative Patch for IE 5.5 (with Service Pack 2) and IE 6
Adkins Resource
McHorse Windows NT (Freeware, shareware)
MSN Security Tools (Includes tools, checklists, updates, patches)
Network Ice (Black Ice products)
NT Security (Payware)
SecuredIIS.vbs, a Visual Basic script, that eliminates many vulnerabilities in IIS Web servers
System Internals (NT utilities, some freeware)
Trusted Systems (Security scripting language, utilities for managing ACLs)

Hot Fixes
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Me

Onsite

LBNL Downloads Page (Norton Antivirus, F-Secure SSH, Lab Security Notice, Win Patches)
CPP File Transfer and Copy Software Page (compilation of offsite software)