Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions

In this Chapter

Maximizing Certificate Services Implementations

Securing Certificate Services

Getting the Most Out of Smartcards

Tips and Tricks for Securing Access to the Network

Creating a Single Sign-on Environment

Securing Access to Web Servers and Services

Protecting Certificate-based Services from Disaster

Integrating Smartcards with Personal Devices

Smartcards and other security hardware have been around for several years . Most of the implementations of such devices have been at very large organizations, such as government agencies in the Unites States and in Europe. This mainly has been due to slow adoption and perceived difficulties in implementation.

Windows Server 2003 has made the deployment of such security devices much more straightforward. The incorporation of Group Policy templates, autoenrollment , and Windows XP's features as the certificate client has given the administrator much better tools with which to work.