| In the last few years, security has become a hot-button
issue for IT organizations of all sizes. Accordingly, many
of the security features that were either optional or
suspect in Windows 2000 have become solid, effective
fixtures in Windows Server 2003-making it the most secure
operating system Microsoft has ever produced. That is, if
you know how to configure it properly.
The Windows Server 2003 Security Cookbook wants to make sure
that you do know how. Picking up right where its
predecessor, the Windows Server Cookbook, left off, this
desktop companion is focused solely on Windows Server
security. It teaches you how to perform important security
tasks in the Windows Server 2003 OS using specific and
adaptable recipes. Each recipe features a brief description
of the problem, a step-by-step solution, and then a
discussion of the technology at work. Whenever possible,
the authors even tell you where to look for further
information on a recipe.
The book is written in a highly modular format, with each
chapter devoted to one or more technologies that Windows
Server 2003 provides. This approach allows you to look up a
task or scenario that you want to accomplish, find that
page, and read that particular recipe only. Topics include:
System preparation and administration
Protecting the computer at the TCP/IP level
Applying security options to Active Directory
Improving security on domain controllers
Securing DHCP controllers
Encrypting and signing network traffic using IPSec
Patch management
If you're an intermediate or advanced system administrator
who wants to feel secure when deploying Windows Server 2003
and its related services, then you don't want to be without
the Windows Server 2003 Security Cookbook.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES