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Current Security Configuration Guides

NSA has developed and distributed configuration guidance for a wide variety of software from open source to proprietary software. The objective of the configuration guidance program is to provide NSA's customers with the best possible security options in the most widely used products.

Products that have aged, been superceded, or no longer used are available in the Archived Security Guides section.

Application Guides	File Size	Updated
Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 Security Assessment and Configuration Guide*	1,434KB
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Exchange 2000*	3,085KB
Microsoft Office 2000 Executable Content Security Risk and Countermeasures*
Guide to Using DoD PKI Certificates in Outlook 2000*	114KB
Zipped Application Security Configuration Guide**	628KB	05 Nov 03
Supporting Document Guides	File Size	Updated
The 60 minute Network Security Guide*	424KB
Outlook E-mail Security in the Midst of Malicious Code Attacks*	355KB	30 Jan 04
Defense in Depth*	131KB
Zipped Supporting Documents Security Configuration Guide**	4,086KB	05 Nov 03
Windows NT Guides	File Size	Updated
BDC.INF*	13KB	30 Nov 01
EXCHANGE.INF*	14KB	30 Nov 01
MEMBERSERVER.INF*	14KB
PDC.INF*	14KB	30 Nov 01
WORKSTATION.INF*	14KB	30 Nov 01
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows NT*	1,361KB
Zipped Windows NT Security Configuration Guides**	1,285KB	30 Nov 01
Windows XP Guides	File Size	Updated
SCERegVl.INF*	17KB	25 Apr 03
WORKSTATION.INF*	40KB	25 Apr 03
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP*	2,030KB
Zipped Windows XP Security Configuration Guides**	1,737KB	23 Feb 04
Windows 2000 Guides	File Size	Updated
SCERegVl.INF*	13KB	5 Mar 03
W2kDC.INF*	32KB	5 Mar 03
W2K DOMAIN POLICY.INF*	4KB
W2k Server.INF*	32KB	5 Mar 03
W2k Workstation.INF*	31KB	5 Mar 03
ISA.INF*	1KB
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Architecture Guide*	227KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy*	328KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy: Security Configuration Tool Set*	972KB	5 Mar 03
Group Policy Reference*	769KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory*	428KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 DNS*	372KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypting File System*	218KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 File and Disk Resources*	234KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Schema*	133KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows NT/9x Clients in a Windows 2000 Network*	231KB
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft ISA Server 2000*	1,469KB
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000 Certificate Services*	1,432KB
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000 Certificate Services (Checklist Format)*	1,167KB
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0*	1,368KB
Guide to Using DoD PKI Certificates in Outlook 2000*	114KB
Guide to Windows 2000 Kerberos Settings*	369KB
Microsoft Windows 2000 Router Configuration Guide*	688KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 DHCP*	337KB
Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services*	662KB
Microsoft Windows 2000 IPsec Guide*	1,330KB
Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Exchange 2000*	3,085KB
Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Version 1.2*	7,266KB	23 Oct 03
Zipped Windows 2000 Security Configuration Guides**	13,037KB	5 Mar 03
Windows Server 2003 Security Guide	File Size	Updated
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Security Guide
Database Server Guides	File Size	Updated
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Oracle9i Database Server*	237KB	02 Oct 03
Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2000*	1,424KB	02 Oct 03
Zipped Database Security Configuration Guide**	2,847KB	05 Nov 03
Cisco Router Guides	File Size	Updated
Router Security Configuration Guide, Executive Summary*	34KB	10 Feb 03
Router Security Configuration Guide*	1,436KB
Zipped Router Security Configuration Guide**	1,305KB	10 Feb 03
Microsoft Router Guides	File Size	Updated
Microsoft Windows 2000 Router Configuration Guide*	688KB
Web Servers and Browser Guides	File Size	Updated
Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0*	1,368KB	20 Aug 01
Guide to Securing Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Using Group Policy*	147KB
Guide to Securing Netscape 7.02*	346KB	24 Jun 03
Zipped Web Servers and Browser Security Configuration Guide**	1,488KB	05 Nov 03