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Part of Microsoft's Security Portfolio, this 5-day instructor-led course provides the functional skills you need to plan and implement infrastructure security and helps prepare you for the Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network exam (Exam 70-299). Though the primary product focus is on Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based infrastructure solutions, some client-focused content is included where appropriate.

Further, this course addresses the MCSA and MCSE skills path for IT professional security practitioners, serving as the primary entry point for those at the implementation level. Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network.

Certification:

This course will help you prepare for this Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network

What You'll Learn

• Plan and configure an authorization and authentication strategy
• Install, configure, and manage certification authorities
• Configure, deploy, and manage certificates
• Plan, implement, and troubleshoot smart card certificates
• Plan, implement, and troubleshoot Encrypting File System (EFS)
• Plan, configure, and deploy a secure member server baseline
• Plan, configure, and implement secure baselines for server roles
• Plan, configure, implement, and deploy client computer baselines
• Plan and implement software updates
• Plan, deploy, and troubleshoot data transmission security
• Plan and implement security for wireless networks
• Plan and implement perimeter security with Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
• Secure remote access

Who Needs to Attend

System administrators or system engineers who have the basic knowledge and skills to deploy secure Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based solutions. This course is not intended to provide design skills; however, it covers planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making for the implementation process.

Prerequisites

• Experience implementing a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment
• Experience with organizational resources such as web, FTP, and Exchange servers (detailed knowledge not expected)
• Experience with shared resources and network services such as DHCP, DNS, and WINS is helpful

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Planning and Configuring an Authentication and Authorization Strategy

Learn to evaluate the infrastructure of your organization and create and document an authorization and authentication plan that allows the appropriate level of access to various security principals. Examine trust relationships, domain and forest functional levels, and basic security principles.

• Components of an Authentication Model
• Planning and Implementing an Authentication Strategy
• Groups and Basic Group Strategy in Windows Server 2003
• Creating Trusts in Windows Server 2003
• Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining an Authorization Strategy Using Groups

2. Installing, Configuring, and Managing Certification Authorities

Discover the fundamentals of the systems that make secure communication possible. Learn methods, such as a public key infrastructure (PKI), that enable you to securely communicate on networks.

• Overview of a PKI
• Introduction to Certification Authorities
• Installing a Certification Authority
• Managing a Certification Authority
• Backing Up and Restoring a Certification Authority

3. Configuring, Deploying, and Managing Certificates

Ensure certificates are issued to the correct security principals and for the intended purpose. Learn how to make the deployment of certificates an easy and straightforward task for end users.

• Overview of Digital Certificates
• Deploying and Revoking User and Computer Certificates
• Configuring Certificate Templates
• Managing Certificates

4. Planning, Implementing, and Troubleshooting Smart Card Certificates

Deploy, manage, and configure certificates and certificate templates in a PKI environment.

• Introduction to Multifactor Authentication
• Planning and Implementing a Smart Card Infrastructure
• Managing and Troubleshooting a Smart Card Infrastructure

5. Planning, Implementing, and Troubleshooting Encrypting File System (EFS)

• Introduction to EFS
• Implementing EFS in a Stand-Alone Microsoft Windows XP Environment
• Planning and Implementing EFS in a Domain Environment
• Implementing EFS File Sharing
• Troubleshooting EFS

6. Planning, Configuring, and Deploying a Secure Member Server Baseline

The security of a network depends on the security configuration of the servers that make up the network. Any breach of security on a single server can jeopardize the security of all computers in the network, thereby jeopardizing the security of the network itself. In this section, learn how to create secure baselines for servers.

• Overview of a Member Server Baseline
• Planning a Secure Member Server Baseline
• Configuring Additional Security Settings
• Deploying Security Templates
• Securing Servers by Using the Security Configuration Wizard

7. Planning, Configuring, and Implementing Secure Baselines for Server Roles

• Planning and Configuring a Secure Baseline for Domain Controllers
• Planning and Configuring a Secure Baseline for DNS Servers
• Planning and Configuring a Secure Baseline for Infrastructure Servers
• Planning a Secure Baseline for File and Print Servers
• Planning and Configuring a Secure Baseline for IIS Servers

8. Planning, Configuring, Implementing, and Deploying a Secure Client Computer Baseline

• Planning and Implementing a Secure Client Computer Baseline
• Securing Applications on Client Computers
• Planning and Implementing a Software Restriction Policy
• Implementing Security for Mobile Clients

9. Planning and Implementing Software Updates

• Introduction to Software Update Management
• Implementing Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
• Installing Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• Managing a WSUS Infrastructure

10. Planning, Deploying, and Troubleshooting Data Transmission Security

• Secure Data Transmission Methods
• Introducing IPSec
• Planning and Implementing Data Transmission Security Using IPSec
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

11. Planning and Implementing Security for Wireless Networks

A wireless network uses technology that enables two or more devices to communicate through standard network protocols and electromagnetic waves - not network cabling - to carry signals over part or all of the communication path.

• Introduction to Securing Wireless Networks
• Implementing 802.1x Authentication
• Planning a Secure WLAN Strategy
• Implementing a Secure WLAN
• Troubleshooting Wireless Networks

12. Planning and Implementing Perimeter Security with Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004

Networks in organizations today are commonly interconnected - various networks within an organization connect to each other, and corporate networks connect to the Internet. Although this presents new business opportunities, it can also cause concerns about security, performance, and manageability.

• Introduction to Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
• Installing and Managing ISA Server 2004
• Securing a Perimeter Network by Using ISA Server 2004
• Publishing Servers on a Perimeter Network
• Planning a Perimeter Network
• Implementing a Perimeter Network
• Securing an ISA Server 2000 Computer

13. Securing Remote Access

Remote access enables outside, or remote access, clients to access corporate networks as if they were directly connected to the corporate network. The remote access clients connect to the network by using dial-up communication links. The security of a network is compromised if unauthorized remote users gain access to intranet-based resources. An effective network access security design ensures confirmation of the identity of the clients attempting to access your organization's network resources and protection of specific resources from inappropriate access by users.

• Introduction to Remote Access Technologies and Vulnerabilities
• Planning a Remote Access Strategy
• Deploying Network Access Quarantine Control Components

Labs

Lab - Course Topic 1: Planning and Configuring an Authentication and Authorization Strategy

• Planning and Implementing a Resource Authorization Strategy
• Planning and Implementing a Cross-Forest Authentication Strategy
• Planning and Implementing an Authentication Policy

Lab - Course Topic 2: Installing and Configuring a Certification Authority

• Installing an Enterprise Subordinate Certification Authority
• Backing up a Certification Authority