Microsoft® Windows® Group Policy Guide
by The Microsoft Group Policy Team, Darren Mar-Elia, Derek Melber, William R. Stanek
Security Configuration Wizard
The Security Configuration Wizard is a new feature in Windows Server 2003 SP1. This feature helps reduce the attack-surface for your server, which is a fundamental security best practice. Reducing the attack surface of Windows servers can minimize the number of servers that need to be immediately patched when a vulnerability is exploited because a given vulnerability will not necessarily be present in all configurations. The wizard is highly recommended for configuring Windows Firewall and creating security lockdown templates for servers based on their roles.
The wizard guides you through a series of questions to determine the functional requirements of your server. It then disables nny functionality that is not required ...
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