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This security documentation provides guidelines for assessing and managing security risks to your Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment.
Even if your Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment is modest, you probably have components in your network that are themselves the subject of books devoted to their security. Therefore, it is unlikely that this guide covers all aspects of security for all components and areas that are pertinent to your deployment.
Use this guide as a starting point to help secure and maintain a secure Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment. This guide provides general guidelines and best practices for assessing and managing the most common security risks. Additional product and security resources are listed at the end of this guide. As new threats and solutions arise, outdated documents, solutions, and methods should be replaced with new ones.
In This Section
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Key Security
Enhancements in Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Describes
the key security enhancements in this release.
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Common Security
Threats for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Identifies
common security threats and briefly describes how Office
Communications Server addresses each threat.
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Security
Framework for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Discusses
the fundamental concepts and technologies that form the security
infrastructure that is built in to Office Communications Server
2007 R2. These include Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS), public key infrastructure (PKI), and protocols used
for encryption and authentication.
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Addressing
Threats to Your Core Infrastructure for Office Communications
Server 2007 R2Recommends measures and best practices for
increasing the security of your Office Communications Server
internal network infrastructure.
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Addressing
Threats at Your Internet Boundary for Office Communications Server
2007 R2. Describes how the Office Communications Server edge
servers and perimeter network infrastructure allows internal and
external users to safely engage in IM, conferencing, and
audio/video communications across the corporate firewall.
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Addressing
Threats to On-Premises Conferences. Describes features and
requirements that enhance conference security beyond the base
levels already provided by the Office Communications Server
security framework and infrastructure.
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Addressing
Threats to Group Chat. Describes features and requirements that
enhance security for the Group Chat Server role and compliance
database beyond that provided by the base security already
implemented in Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
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Addressing
Threats to Communicator Web Access. Describes measures to
reduce threats in Communicator Web Access.
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Addressing
Threats to Enterprise Voice for Office Communications Server 2007
R2. Describes measures for securing your VoIP infrastructure.
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Securing the
Client for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Lists
recommendations for addressing potential attacks against Microsoft
Office Communicator 2007 R2 clients.
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Additional
Security Resources. Contains links to general security
resources and partner solutions.