Microsoft released the latest technical test version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows XP X64 Edition in the Windowsbeta website, and the internal version 1247.ids has downloaded in WindowsBeta. Local download has been provided. A series of security features in the XPSP2 such as Information Bar, Addon Manager are added in IE. New Wireless Network Setup Wizard. WMP is upgraded to 10.00.00.3647. SCW Update: * Security Configuration Wizard Update * Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) is an attack surface reduction tool being introduced with Windows Server 2003 SP1 This SP1 refresh contains an updated version of SCW that has many new features and capabilities that were not available in. The Original SP1 Beta. Specification,
... a Completely New Firewall Configuration Component.
SCW is the recommended way of configuring the Windows Firewall on Windows Server Systems. Automatic port detection for non-default configurations, multiple instance scenarios, and 3rd Party Applications ... Additional Server Role definitions.
SCW Now Contains Definitions for over 60 Different Server Roles. Including Roles for Applications Like Exchange, SQL Server, etc. ... Compliance Analysis Support.
Allows you to determine WHether Servers Are In Compliance With Expected Policies. ... Complaten Command Line Tool Support.
Supports deploying and analyzing security policies remotly en-masse. ... New support for:
IIS-specific settings Audit policy settings Additional registry values Group Policy-based deployment of SCW-generated security policies Inclusion of security INF templates. Centralized knowledge base repository Clustered environments Multi-level rollback
To Install SCW:
Install SP1
Install SCW from Add / Remove Windows Components
To Run SCW:
Start / Run / SCW or Launch From Administrative Tools
To Use the SCW Command Line Tool:
Scwcmd.exe
To test SCW:
