Do not attempt
to implement any of the settings in this guide without first testing
them in a non-operational environment. These recommendations and
security template should be applied only to the Windows 2000 Professional
workstation and will not work on Windows 2000 server or Windows
XP.
This document
is only a guide containing recommended security settings. It is
not meant to replace well-structured policy or sound judgment. Furthermore
this guide does not address site-specific configuration issues.
Care must be taken when implementing this guide to address local
operational and policy concerns.
This document
was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
by employees of the Federal Government in the course of their official
duties. NIST collaborated with NSA, DISA, CIS, and SANS to produce
the security templates. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the
United States Code this document and template are not subject to
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or any other characteristic. We would appreciate acknowledgement
if the document and template are used.
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