Taking the Confusion Out of Security Templates

This paper will address how security templates are constructed using the Security Templates Snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The primary focus of the examples will deal with Windows 2000 Professional. A security template is a versatile tool to assist in creating a baseline security configuration for a system. The settings used in a template need to be thoroughly researched and tested to comply with company security policies. The Security Template that is created can then be applied using the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in within the MMC, or by using the Secedit.exe command-line tool.