Windows NT Security Guidelines

Abstract

This research into securing the Microsoft's Windows NT(Trademark) operating system was conducted by Trusted Systems Services, Inc., under contract to the National Security Agency (MDA904-97-C-0336). The goal was to capture the state-of-the art in securely configuring Windows NT Server and Workstation 4.0 based on extensive review of published works, and to offer guidance for both government and commercial users. This contract also included the development of a programmable software tool code-named "Checker" to check and enforce specific security policies. See "Checker Software," below for a detailed description of this software prototype. These guidelines describe practices that counter common, known attacks on Windows NT network installations that expose or modify user data maliciously. The goal is to make Windows NT as secure as it can reasonably and practically be configured.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1999
Accession Number
ADA380972

Entities

People

  • Scott Cothrell
  • Steve Sutton

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Local Area Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Security Protocols
  • Web Browsers
  • Word Processors

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  • Computer science

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  • Cybersecurity.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design