Analysis Of Key Poionts Of Windows Vista Security

Microsoft is making great improvement in security improvement with its security software development in newly published operation system: Windows Vista, which has a lot of new security function, for example, intergrity control, IE7 which is safer. These functions can be used in systems other than Windows Vista. Howerver, functions like BitLocker, digital signature, Address Space Layout Randomization can not be used in all Windows Vista editions.Although Windows Vista has made great improvement in security, it can not stop hackers adopt new crack method. We can not avoid be attacked by hackers or give solutions to unsafe aspects until we get much known about each proction parts.This article gives detail analyze and studying of key security technology used in Windows Vista. Below is what the author did:1. Windows family history including characteristic of each version and the background of Windows Vista.2. This article analyzes how Windows Vista procets its user accounts information. It compared Windows98/2000/XP, Linux with Windows Vista.3. This article gives UAC model of Windows Vista. With experiment it analyzes the principle of UAC and its impact in Windows security.4. The author analyzes the four functions of Windows Security Center including Windows Vista firewall, Windows Defender and so on. Windows Vista firewall which is detailed analyzed is compared with older windows firewall. 5. The author studies the principle of EFS and BitLocker. With copyright control, the author gives solution with these three methods in procting data safty.6. Besides, this article also studied other security functions in Windows Vista, such as Internet Explorer 7, digital signature, Patch Guard and so on.7. Except for security characteristic, this author also gives review of the security status and potential threaten of Windows Vista.Security analyze of Windows Vista will become more and more important in system hole digging and intrusion detection.