After completing Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Securing the System, the user should be able to:

	Create and manage local user accounts
	Create and manage domain user accounts
	Create and manage group accounts
	Modify user rights for users and groups
	Encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System (EFS)
	Implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot local security policy
	Implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot a security configuration

Managing Users

	User account models
	Active Directory overview
	Planning for user accounts

Creating User Accounts

	Creating local user accounts
	Managing local user accounts
	Domain user accounts

Managing Groups

	Groups
	Built-in groups

User Rights and Policies

	User rights
	Local group policy

Security Events

	Event Viewer
	Audit policies
	Setting up auditing

Security Templates and File Encryption

	Windows XP security configurations
	Encrypting File System (EFS)

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice tasks in Windows XP Professional
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to Windows XP Professional
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Installation (X27001)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Administering Resources (X27002)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Configuring Hardware (X27003)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Optimizing the System (X27004)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Configuring the Desktop (X27005)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Networking the System (X27006)

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