Article ID: 244599
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
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SUMMARY
The "Administrator's and User's Security Guide for Windows NT 4.0" is the official document that specifies the exact procedures to configure Windows NT 4.0 as a Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) C2 compliant system. This guide is available from the following Microsoft Web site:
These procedures include the installation of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a and a Post-SP6a hotfix called the "C2 Update."
MORE INFORMATION
The C2 Update corrects the following problems in Windows NT 4.0:
- NetBT disallows unprivileged user mode programs from sharing TCP and UDP ports that are opened by NetBT. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
241041 Enabling NetBT to Open TCP and UDP Ports Exclusively
- Device drivers create their corresponding DeviceObject with FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN DeviceCharacteristics. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
243405 Device Drivers Create Their Corresponding DeviceObject with FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN DeviceCharacteristics
- Jet500 creates events and semaphores objects with non-NULL ACLs. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
243404 ACLs Associated with Events and Semaphores Created by JET500.DLL
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119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. NOTE: The C2 Update also includes the binary files required in the Spooler-fix described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
243649 Unchecked Print Spooler Buffer May Expose System Vulnerability
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