An Overview of Windows Server Security

Microsoft's Windows Server operating system is the predominant network operating system (NOS) platform in the world. It is used be virtually every prominent organizations, both large and small to operate either a parts of or the entire IT infrastructure.

In this blog we will take a closer look at the some of the components of Windows Serer security, with the intention of gaining a better understanding the various technologies that come into play to protect IT resources stored in IT infrastructures powered by Windows Server.

The core of these technologies are –

1. Authentication and Security Authorities


2. Security Authorities and Trust Relationships


3. Active Directory and Security Components


4. Authorization and Security Groups


5. Accountability and Security Auditing


6. Certificate Services and PKI


7. Unix Authentication and Interop with Windows


8. Microsoft Passport and Cardspace

In following blog posts, we will take a closer look at some of these technologies in the form of questions and answers. Feel free to connect up if you have an interest in these topics or subjects.