Applying Group Policy Through Security Templates

Security templates take the guesswork out of configuring a computer's initial security. You use security templates to apply customized sets of Group Policy definitions that are securityrelated. These policy definitions generally affect the following components:

  • Account policy settings that control security for passwords, account lockout, and Kerberos

  • Local policy settings that control security for auditing, user rights assignment, and other security options

  • Event log policy settings that control security for event logging

  • Restricted groups policies that control security for local group membership and administration

  • System services policy settings that control the startup mode for local services

  • File system ...

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