Create a secure server with the Win2003 SP1 wizard feature

A long-awaited call came out. Recently, Microsoft finally released the Windows Server 2003 Chinese patch package SP1. In addition to fixing the vulnerabilities in the system, it also added some useful functions, especially the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) function, which became the highlight of the new features of Windows 2003 SP1. In the Windows 2003 SP1 system, the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) is a new security configuration feature that minimizes the attack surface of the server.

With the features provided by SCW, the network administrator can easily specify server roles, disable unneeded services and ports, configure server network security, configure audit policies, registry, and IIS servers. Great help to consolidate the security of the server. At the same time, since the entire configuration process is completed in the wizard dialog box, the burden of the network management will be reduced without cumbersome manual setting.

Now, let us strengthen our server security system under the guidance of this security "guide".

By default, even if your Windows 2003 system has the SP1 patch installed, you will not be able to use the SCW feature. This is because the component is not installed, and the user needs to manually install SCW through the “Add/Remove Windows Components” function.

First of all, ensure that the Windows 2003 system has installed the SP1 patch package, and then go to the "Add/Remove Windows Components" page. In the “Windows Components Wizard” dialog box, select the “Security Configuration Wizard” option and click the “Next” button to complete the installation of the SCW component.

Tip: After completing the installation of this component, running SCW is also very simple, there are two main methods. Go to the "Administrative Tools" window in the "Control Panel" and run the "Security Configuration Wizard"; click “Start →Run”, Run in the Run dialog box “SCW.exe” command.

& ldquo; Everything is ready, only owe the east wind, rdquo; completed the "Security Configuration Wizard" component installation. You can use the SCW Security Configuration Wizard to configure the Windows 2003 server's role service, network security, registry, auditing policy, and IIS server step by step to enhance server security.

After running SCW, pop-up "Welcome to the Security Configuration Wizard" dialog box, click the "Next" button to enter the "Configure Action" dialog box.

Since it is the first time to run the SCW function, you should select "Create a new security policy" in the "Configure Action" dialog box.