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Dr. Tom Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004
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“The Shinders’ Books Are the Final Word on All Things ISA”
- Written by the Industry’s Most Trusted Source on ISA Server, Microsoft
“Most Valuable Professionals” Tom and Deb Shinder
- Provides a Clear Migration Path from Earlier Versions of ISA Server
- Covers All New Features, Including Advanced Application-Layer Firewalls,
VPNs, and Web Cache Solutions
This
book is based in large part on our own trials and tribulations (as well as the
occasional "Eureka!" moment) that we’ve experienced working with
ISA Server 2004. In this book, we are talking to people much like ourselves –
experienced Windows network administrators who want to secure their networks and
speed up Web access for their users without having to make a full-time vocation
of it, learn programming, recompile kernels, or struggle with a brand new command
syntax. We’re talking to people who want a security solution that is built
to interoperate with their Windows domain controllers and Microsoft servers such
as Exchange and SharePoint. We’re talking to experienced ISA 2000 administrators,
those who are brand new to the world of firewalls, and those who are migrating
from third-party firewall products.----Tom and Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Go Under the Hood of ISA Server 2004
Get Inside Application Layer Filtering (ALF), VPN quarantine, and SSL Bridging.
Create a Supporting Infrastructure
Make certain your network will support the ISA Server 2004 firewall and the
clients for DHCP, WINS, DNS, and RADIUS.
Automate the Client Provisioning Process
Reduce administrative overhead by automating Web proxy and firewall client configurations.
Troubleshoot Upgrade Issues
Get it right the first time, including ISA Server 2000 and Microsoft Proxy Server
2.0 upgrades.
Control Access through the Firewall
Create your policy elements in advance, and use the Access Rule toolset to simplify
creation of Access Rules.
Publish to all Major Internet Protocols
Includes coverage of HTTPS, FTP, NNTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, VNC, pcAnywhere, Terminal
Services, PPTP and L2TP/IPSec VPN servers
Control VPN Clients’ Access to Resources
For example, allow a group’s access to the Exchange Server only when using
the protocols required connecting using the full Outlook MAPI client.
Provide Secure Remote Access to Exchange Servers
No Exchange Server should be deployed without an ISA Server 2004 firewall in
front of it.
Speed up Web Access for Your Corporate Network Users
At the same time, reduce overall bandwidth usage on all your Internet links.
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS
This book is based in large part on our own trials and tribulations (as well
as the occasional “Eureka!” moment) that we’ve experienced
working with ISA Server 2004. In this book, we are talking to people much
like ourselves – experienced Windows network administrators who want
to secure their networks and speed up Web access for their users without having
to make a full-time vocation of it, learn programming, recompile kernels,
or struggle with a brand new command syntax. We’re talking to people
who want a security solution that is built to interoperate with their Windows
domain controllers and Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint.
We’re talking to experienced ISA 2000 administrators, those who are brand
new to the world of firewalls, and those who are migrating from third-party
firewall products.
----Tom and Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Table of Contents
1 Evolution of a Firewall: From Proxy 1.0 to ISA 2004
2 Examining the ISA Server 2004 Feature Set
3 Stalking the Competition: How ISA 2004 Stacks Up
4 ISA 2004 Network Concepts and Preparing the Network Infrastructure
to Support ISA Firewalls
5 ISA Server 2004 Client Types and Automating Client Provisioning
6 Installing and Configuring the ISA Firewall Software
7 Creating and Using ISA 2004 Firewall Access Policy
8 Publishing Network Services with ISA 2004 Firewalls
9 Creating Remote Access and Site-to Site-VPNs with ISA Firewalls
10 ISA 2004 Stateful Inspection and Application Layer Filtering
11 Accelerating Web Performance with ISA 2004 Caching Capabilities
12 Using ISA Server 2004’s Monitoring, Logging, and Reporting
Tools
Appendix A: Network Security Basics
Bonus Coverage!
Special bonus chapter "Configuring Enterprise Networks, Caching Arrays,
and Network Load Balancing," will be available from www.syngress.com/solutions
after the release of ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition.
About the Authors
Thomas W. Shinder, MD is an MCSE and has been awarded the Microsoft
Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for his work with ISA Server and is recognized
in the firewall community as one of the foremost experts on ISA Server. Tom
has consulted with major companies and organizations such as Microsoft Corp.,
Xerox, Lucent Technologies, FINA Oil, Hewlett-Packard, and the U.S. Department
of Energy.
Tom practiced medicine in Oregon, Texas, and Arkansas before turning his growing
fascination with computer technology into a new career shortly after marrying
his wife, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, in the mid 90s. They co-own TACteam (Trainers,
Authors, and Consultants), through which they teach technology topics and develop
courseware, write books, articles, whitepapers and corporate product documentation
and marketing materials, and assist small and large businesses in deploying
technology solutions.
Tom co-authored, with Deb, the best selling Configuring ISA Server 2000 (Syngress
Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-29-6), Dr. Tom Shinder's ISA Server and Beyond (Syngress,
ISBN: 1-931836-66-3), and Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP (Syngress, ISBN:
1-928994-11-3). He has contributed to several other books on subjects such as
the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 MCSE exams and has written hundreds of articles
on Windows server products for a variety of electronic and print publications.
Tom is the “primary perpetrator” on ISAserver.org (www.isaserver.org),
where he answers hundreds of questions per week on the discussion boards and
is the leading content contributor.
Debra Littlejohn Shinder is an MCSE and has been awarded Microsoft’s
Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the area of Server Security. She is
a former police officer and college level criminal justice instructor, which
led her to her interest in computer security and computer crime. She has authored
a number of books on computer operating systems, networking, and security. These
include Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook (Syngress, ISBN:
1-931836-65-5), and Computer Networking Essentials, published by Cisco Press.
She is co-author, with her husband, Dr. Thomas Shinder, of the best selling
Configuring ISA Server 2000 (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-29-6), Dr.
Tom Shinder's ISA Server and Beyond (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-66-3), and Troubleshooting
Windows 2000 TCP/IP (Syngress, ISBN: 1-928994-11-3).
Deb is also a technical editor, developmental editor, and contributor to over
15 additional books on subjects such as the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 MCSE
exams, CompTIA Security+ exam and TruSecure’s ICSA certification. She formerly
edited the Brainbuzz A+ Hardware News and currently edits Sunbelt Software’s
WinXP News (www.winxpnews.com). Her articles are regularly published on TechRepublic’s
TechProGuild site and Windowsecurity.com, and have appeared in print magazines
such as Windows IT Pro Magazine (formerly Windows & .NET) and she has authored
training material, corporate whitepapers, marketing material, and product documentation
for Microsoft Corporation, DigitalThink, Sunbelt Software, CNET and other technology
companies. Deb currently specializes in security issues and Microsoft products.
Deb and Tom live and work in the Dallas-Ft Worth area and occasionally teach
computer networking and security classes at Eastfield College.
Martin Grasdal, Technical Editor (MCSE+I, MCT, CNE,CNI, CTT,
A+) is an independent consultant with over 10 years experience in the computer
industry, Martin has a wide range of networking and IT managerial experience.
He has been an MCT since 1995 and an MCSE since 1996. His training and networking
experience covers a number of products, including NetWare, Lotus Notes, Windows
NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Exchange Server, IIS, and ISA Server, among
others. Martin currently works actively as a consultant, author and editor.
His recent consulting experience includes contract work for Microsoft as a Technical
Contributor to the MCP Program on projects related to server technologies. Martin
lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his wife Cathy and their two sons.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Jan 14, 2005 Mark from Ann Arbor, MI
Incredibly comprehensive
This is an incredibly well-written, complete book. I am a fan of the Shinders; their first ISA book is probably my most often referenced book. From what I can tell, this book was written from the ground up about the new product, not just reworked sections or chapters like so many next editions. It is gigantic and covers everything I could think to look up. Well worth the $50.
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