Microsoft® Windows® Security Resource Kit, Second Edition

Chapter 11. Creating and Configuring Security Templates

In this chapter:
Using Security Template Settings	235
How Security Templates Work	261
Default Security Templates	265
Creating Custom Security Templates	267
Best Practices	270
Additional Information	271

Security templates are files that contain settings for securing your computers that run Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. You can apply security templates to the local computer or import them into a Group Policy object (GPO) in the Active Directory directory service. When you import a security template into a GPO, Group Policy processes the template and makes the corresponding settings to the computers affected by the GPO. You can use security templates to apply consistent ...