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Skills measured by exam 70-293

Configure security for servers that are assigned specific roles.

• Plan a strategy to enforce system default security settings on new systems.
• Identify client operating system default security settings.
• Identify all server operating system default security settings.

• Deploy the security configuration for servers that are assigned specific roles.
• Create custom security templates based on server roles.

• Identify the minimum configuration to satisfy security requirements.

Plan a TCP/IP network infrastructure strategy.

• Analyze IP addressing requirements.
• Plan an IP routing solution.
• Create an IP subnet scheme.

• Plan the physical placement of network resources.
• Identify network protocols to be used.

Plan network traffic monitoring. Tools might include Network Monitor and System Monitor.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to name resolution cache information.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to client configuration.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to client computer configuration.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to DHCP server address assignment.

• Plan a DNS namespace design.
• Plan zone replication requirements.
• Plan a forwarding configuration.
• Plan for DNS security.
• Examine the interoperability of DNS with third-party DNS solutions.

• Plan a WINS replication strategy.
• Plan NetBIOS name resolution by using the Lmhosts file.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to DNS services.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to client computer configuration.

Plan a routing strategy.

• Identify routing protocols to use in a specified environment.
• Plan routing for IP multicast traffic.

• Plan remote access policies.
• Analyze protocol security requirements.
• Plan authentication methods for remote access clients.

• Create and implement an IPSec policy.

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server Availability

• Plan a high availability solution that uses clustering services.
• Plan a high availability solution that uses Network Load Balancing.

• Identify system bottlenecks by using System Monitor.

• Recover from cluster node failure.

Plan a backup and recovery strategy.

• Identify appropriate backup types. Methods include full, incremental, and differential.
• Plan a backup strategy that uses volume shadow copy.
• Plan system recovery that uses Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Configure network protocol security.

• Configure protocol security in a heterogeneous client computer environment.
• Configure protocol security by using IPSec policies.

• Configure IPSec policy settings.

• Specify the required ports and protocols for specified services.
• Plan an IPSec policy for secure network communications.

• Create a plan to offer Remote Assistance to client computers.
• Plan for remote administration by using Terminal Services.

Plan security for data transmission.

• Secure data transmission between client computers to meet security requirements.
• Secure data transmission by using IPSec.

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Security Infrastructure.

Plan a public key infrastructure (PKI) that uses Certificate Services.

• Identify the appropriate type of certificate authority to support certificate issuance requirements.
• Plan the enrollment and distribution of certificates.
• Plan for the use of smart cards for authentication.

• Plan for security monitoring.
• Plan a change and configuration management framework for security.