Specifications

Sending a Secure Message.......................................................356
Receiving a Secure Message
....................................................356
17 Securing the File System 359
Setting Security Permissions on Files and Folders
...............................359
Assigning a User to a Security Group
........................................361
Assigning a User to Multiple Security Groups
............................362
Assigning Standard Permissions
..............................................363
Assigning Special Permissions
.................................................364
Encrypting Files and Folders
...........................................................366
Encrypting a Disk with BitLocker
....................................................367
Enabling BitLocker on a System with a TPM
..............................369
Enabling BitLocker on a System Without a TPM
........................369
18 Setting Up User Security 373
Understanding User Account Control (UAC)
.....................................374
Elevating Privileges
...............................................................375
Configuring User Account Control
..........................................377
User Account Control Policies
.................................................379
Creating and Enforcing Bulletproof Passwords
...................................380
Creating a Strong Password
....................................................381
User Account Password Options
..............................................381
Taking Advantage of Windows 7’s Password Policies
...................382
Recovering from a Forgotten Password
.....................................383
Creating and Managing User Accounts
.............................................384
Working with the User Accounts Dialog Box
.............................386
Working with the Local Users and Groups Snap-In
.....................388
Setting Account Policies
................................................................389
Setting Account Security Policies
.............................................389
Setting User Rights Policies
.....................................................391
Setting Account Lockout Policies
.............................................391
Working with Users and Groups from the Command Line
..................393
The NET USER Command
......................................................393
The NET LOCALGROUP Command
.........................................394
Using Parental Controls to Restrict Computer Usage
..........................395
Activating Parental Controls
...................................................395
Example: Setting Up Parental Controls for Games
......................397
More User Security Tricks
...............................................................400
Preventing Elevation for All Standard Users
...............................400
Closing Off Your Computer by Disabling All Other Users
............402
Hiding Usernames in the Logon Screen
....................................403
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