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Enhanced Security Configuration for Internet Explorer

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Overview This paper describes changes that Microsoft has made to the default settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. These changes were made to help administrators limit the vulnerability of their servers to attack by malicious Web sites by requiring them to manually enable Web site functionality. The paper describes the new security settings, and discusses how application installations should be modified to safely use the new security zones.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	March 2003	Downloads	922
Format	White Papers
Topics	Web Browsers, Application Security Tools

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