This guide provides sufficient guidance to allow an administrator to securely operate Windows Server 2003 in accordance with the requirements stated in the Windows 2003/XP Common Criteria (CC) Security Target (ST).

The Windows 2003/XP CC ST, henceforth referred to as the Windows 2003/XP ST, provides a set of security requirements taken from the CC for Information Technology (IT) Security Evaluation. Windows Server 2003 product was evaluated against the Windows 2003/XP ST and found to satisfy the ST requirements.

This guide is targeted at the administrator and provides a description of how to perform the administrative security functions needed to securely operate Windows Server 2003 in accordance with the ST requirements.

The Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Common Criteria (CC) Security Target (ST) provides a set of security requirements taken from the Certificate Issuing and Management Components (CIMC) Security Level 3 Protection Profile (PP), Version 1.0, October 31, 2001. Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server was evaluated against the Certificate Server ST and found to satisfy the ST requirements.

This guide provides sufficient guidance for Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server users to securely use the product in accordance with the requirements stated in the ST. This guide is specifically targeted at the non-administrative (e.g. non-privileged) user of the clients being serviced by the Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server.

This guide assumes the audience is generally familiar with Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server and the Windows XP clients that will be using its services. The Windows XP Professional Common Criteria Evaluated Configuration User’s Guide provides user guidance to securely use the Windows XP Professional operating system. To effectively use the guidance provided in this guide, users must first be thoroughly familiar with, and adhere to, the guidance provided in the Windows XP Professional Common Criteria Evaluated Configuration User’s Guide.

This guide provides guidance to allow for the secure installation and configuration of Certificate Services in accordance with the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server Common Criteria Security Target (ST). This guide is specifically targeted at those responsible for ensuring that the installation and configuration process results in a secure configuration. For the purposes of this document, a secure configuration, henceforth referred to as the Evaluated Configuration, is one that enforces the requirements presented in the Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server ST.

This guide assumes the audience is familiar with the general installation process of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Certificate Server, as well as the configuration tools provided by the Windows Server 2003 operating system and the Certificate Services to adjust the configuration settings.