Securing the server running RRAS role after doing upgrade or fresh install of Windows server 2008

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As you know in Windows server 2008 (WS08) they have removed “Basic Firewall” functionality in RRAS which exist in Windows Server 2003 (WS03). This leads to security implications which you should be carefully consider when configuring RRAS on WS08. this blog post entry on the RRAS team blog tells you what you need to do to secure your RRAS server.

http://blogs.technet.com/rrasblog/archive/2008/03/14/securing-the-server-running-rras-role-after-doing-upgrade-or-fresh-install-of-windows-server-2008.aspx

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer
Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING documentation | integration | virtualization
Email: [email protected]
MVP – Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

About The Author

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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