SQL Server Magazine October 1999
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Security
Security is an ongoing process that you shouldn’t neglect. This month, Windows NT Magazine gives you advice about how to be proactive and secure your systems from attackers. You’ll discover tools that will fuel your firewall and help you find security holes before intruders find them. You’ll read about inexpensive and free tools that you need in your security toolkit. We’ll fill you in on Kerberos, the default authentication protocol in Windows 2000 (Win2K). You’ll find out about smart cards and how to start using them in Win2K for logon, email encryption, Web access, and more. We’ll show you how to maximize your Microsoft Proxy Server security. Finally, you’ll figure out how to use sharing to enhance security on your network.
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[Focus]
Discover several security tools that help you spot potential problems before attackers exploit them.
By Gary C. Kessler
Discover the key features of Microsoft's Win2K Kerberos implementation.
By Jan De Clercq
Learn how to plug the security holes in your Proxy Server-secure network using special tricks and techniques.
By Sean Daily
Learn what smart cards are, why they're important, and how to start using them in Win2K.
By Randy Franklin Smith
To perform security checks and ensure network protection, you need a good toolkit at your disposal. Fortunately, many new tools are available for little or no cost.
By Mark Joseph Edwards
Find answers to questions about workstation shares to help you create and manage workstation sharing and troubleshoot common problems.
By L. J. Locher
[Feature]
Using unattended installation scripts and system policies helped the IT staff at a major hospital create a multitasking environment for clinicians while keeping administration manageable.
By Christa Anderson
This two-part series concludes with a discussion about Web-caching scalability, a look at deployment models, and tips for Web publishers.
By Tao Zhou
Platinum and Win2K will help you implement a messaging system that unifies email, voice, and fax communications.
By Tony Redmond
[Reader Challenge]
Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.
By Kathy Ivens
[Reader to Reader]
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
By Readers
[Editorial]
Mark Smith explains the thinking behind server-based computing and Windows NT Embedded.
By Mark Smith
[ForefroNT]
Find out what the user experience be like on a Win2K desktop.
By David Chernicoff
[En Garde]
Mark Minasi ponders the question, "Why is data protection still so expensive and difficult?"
By Mark Minasi
[Internals]
Learn about two features that help eliminate device-driver errors.
By Mark Russinovich
[Product Reviews]
A powerful solution for CPU-intensive applications
By Mark Weitz
Add features to Windows terminal sessions.
By Christa Anderson
Administer remotely from your Java-enabled browser
By Jonathan Cragle
Password synchronization made easy
By Randy Franklin Smith
A software-based locking tool to secure I/O devices.
By Jim Cole
Mirror your data.
By Jonathan Cragle
[Lab Notes]
Product testing in the Lab can be a challenging process.
By David Chernicoff
[Inside Out]
Easy routing with Win2K Pro and Win98 Second Edition lets you use one Internet connection for several computers.
By Mark Minasi
[Getting Started with NT]
Before you shift your focus to Win2K, reevaluate your dos and don'ts for NT.
By Michael D. Reilly
[Scripting Solutions]
Use Group Policy's script policy technology to define and apply common scripts to multiple users.
By Bob Wells
[SQL Server Savvy]
Learn about single-table backup and restore, SQL Server 7.0 options to remove databases between servers, a REMOVE FILE error message, clustered index performance problems, and more.
By Brian Moran , et al.
[Watch Your RAS]
Explore how NT controls and limits RAS client connectivity vs. LAN clients and how you can change this behavior.
By Sean Daily
[This Old Resource Kit]
The Remote Command service lets you work from the command line of a remote computer.
By Mark Minasi
[Tricks & Traps]
Learn about SP5 installation before SP4, beep codes, LU detection, SP4 crash logging, and 8GB bootable partitions.
By Bob Chronister
[News Analysis]
New and existing technology are making SANs easier to implement and fueling their development.
By Barrie Sosinsky
Learn about the next step in high-speed access.
By Barrie Sosinsky
[TOP 10]
Readers respond to the author's shortcuts by providing more.
By Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Take control of user's systems.
By Editors
[Lab Comparative]
The Lab reviews the offerings of four companies that produce suites of security products to meet a variety of customer needs.
By Mark Joseph Edwards
[Lab Feature]
The Melissa and Worm.ExploreZip viruses have taught us some valuable lessons. Here's a way to protect your Exchange Server system.
By Tony Redmond
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