8.1 Windows Security Overview

8.1 Windows Security Overview

1. Windows is designed with security in mind

   • The file system NTFS supports discretionary access control
     • Provides each process with its own private address space preventing other user processes from corrupting it

2. Objectives

   • Single Sign on
   • Integrated security services
   • delegation and scalability of information
   • Strong authentication
   • Standards based protocols
   • auditing services

3. Supports C2 functionality as defined in TCSEC

   • Includes discretionary protection for all shareable system objects such as files. directories, processes and security auditing and password authentication