Implementing and Managing Exchange Server 2003 Securing

Audience

This series is intended for messaging support professionals who work in medium-to-large environments (250 to 5 000 seats) with multiple physical locations mixed-client connection protocols and wireless and Internet messaging connectivity.

Objective

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

Topics Include

Unit 1: Securing Exchange Server 2003

• Identify characteristics of computer viruses.
• Identify guidelines for preparing an antivirus strategy.
• Identify guidelines for creating virus-clean policies and procedures.
• Identify key aspects of security updates.
• Identify key aspects of message filtering.
• Identify the steps involved in detecting unsolicited commercial e-mail messages.
• Enable connection filtering in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Identify guidelines for securing mailboxes.
• Create and apply recipient and sender filtering.
• Identify guidelines for removing viruses from e-mail.
• Identify key aspects of digital signature and encryption capabilities.
• Match PKI components and their descriptions.
• Identify the steps involved in the enrollment process.
• Configure Microsoft Outlook 2003 to enable encryption and digital signature capabilities.
• Configure Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to enable encryption and digital signature capabilities.

Unit 2: Securing Services and Permissions

• Identify key aspects of firewalls and ports.
• Identify protocols supported by Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Identify configurations used to connect a MAPI client and an Exchange server separated by a firewall.
• Create an administrative group.
• Identify key aspects of Exchange administrative permissions.
• Delegate control of an administrative group.
• Identify steps to modify and prevent inherited permissions.
• Configure advanced security permissions using ADSI Edit.
• Identify services used by Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Identify services required on front-end servers running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Identify services required on back-end servers running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

Unit 3: Internet Connectivity

• Identify key aspects of an SMTP connection.
• Identify key aspects of an ESMTP connection.
• Identify considerations for configuring DNS to support SMTP.
• Identify options to configure Internet connectivity in Exchange Server 2003.
• Identify methods to configure SMTP relays in Exchange Server 2003.
• Create Mail Exchanger (MX) records.
• Create and configure an SMTP connector.

Duration

8 Hours

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM