Get help examining Windows Server 2003 built-in structure and its relation to access control in the following excerpts from Ed Tittel's "MCSE Exam Cram 2: Designing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network," Chapter 6, 'Designing an access control strategy for data,' courtesy of Sams Publishing.

Chapter 6 excerpts:

Introduction: Designing an access control strategy for data
1. Designing an access control strategy for directory services
2. Setting auditing policy using local security policy settings
3. Designing an appropriate group strategy for accessing resources
4. Designing a permission structure for directory service objects
5. Designing an access control strategy for files and folders
6. Designing a strategy for the encryption and decryption of files and folders
7. Designing a permission structure for files and folders
8. Designing security for a backup and recovery strategy
9. Being selective when analyzing auditing requirements
10. Designing an access control strategy for the Registry
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Written by author Ed Tittel, this Exam Cram 2 book is focused on what you need to know to pass the 70-298 exam for Windows Server 2003. The Exam Cram 2 Method of Study provides you with a concise method to learn the exam topics. The book includes tips, exam notes, acronyms and memory joggers in order to help you pass the exam. Included in this book is a tear-out "Cram Sheet" for last minute test preparation; two complete practice exams and answer keys with key explanations; and the PrepLogic Practice Tests, test engine to simulate the testing environment and test your knowledge.

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