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Microsoft's USGCB Tech Blog

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A technical resource to help implement the US Govt Configuration Baseline (USGCB) on the Windows platform.

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68 from 13 Jul 2007 to 21 Jan 2016
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2016 1

  1. LGPO.exe - Local Group Policy Object Utility, v1.0

2014 3

  1. Interview on "Taste of Premier" about Security Guidance for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and IE 11
  2. Security baselines for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Internet Explorer 11 – FINAL
  3. Security baselines for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Internet Explorer 11

2013 1

  1. IEZoneAnalyzer update: v3.5.0.5

2012 2

  1. Legacy Web App Security and Sysinternals at TechEd North America + Europe 2012
  2. Correction posted for IE Explicit Security Zone Mappings and IEZoneAnalyzer's Zone Map Viewer

2011 8

  1. Enabling “Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe” in ANY zone can get you hurt, bad.
  2. Top Ten Deployment Blockers
  3. Alert: Java’s Forward-Compatibility Promise Has Been Revised
  4. IEZoneAnalyzer v3.5 with Zone Map Viewer
  5. Internet Explorer’s Explicit Security Zone Mappings
  6. Set_FDCC_LGPO for Windows 7…
  7. IEZoneAnalyzer v3
  8. “AlwaysInstallElevated” is Equivalent to Granting Administrative Rights

2010 8

  1. Adobe Reader X
  2. Web Application Test Plan
  3. Sticking with Well-Known and Proven Solutions
  4. FDCC is now USGCB
  5. Sample Files for Apply_LGPO_Delta
  6. Job opening: Senior Software Development Engineer
  7. Updated LGPO utility sources
  8. Apply_LGPO_Delta and ImportRegPol updated

2009 14

  1. Problems with FDCC’s XP File Permissions
  2. Viewing and Comparing IE Security Zone Settings - enhanced
  3. Viewing and Comparing IE Security Zone Settings
  4. The Case of the Unexplained Installation Failure (and an ill-advised registry hack)
  5. Source code for New and Updated Local Group Policy utilities
  6. New and Updated Local Group Policy Utilities
  7. FDCC Vista Application Development Requirements
  8. FDCC and Internet Explorer 7, Part 3 – Protected Mode
  9. Set_FDCC_LGPO.exe v1.06, Visual C++ project sources
  10. Set_FDCC_LGPO updated: v1.06
  11. Apply_LGPO_Delta v1.01, source code
  12. Apply_LGPO_Delta updated, v1.01
  13. Set_FDCC_LGPO.exe v1.05, source code
  14. Set_FDCC_LGPO updated: v1.05

2008 19

  1. FDCC and Internet Explorer 7, Part 2 – Impact on Users
  2. FDCC Blog Alert: Issue with Windows Vista SP1 and GPResults
  3. FDCC Blog Alert: Issue with Windows XP/Vista and IPSec
  4. Application / Certificate Performance Issues with Vista and FDCC
  5. FDCC Blog Alert: Issue with Vista SP1
  6. FDCC and Internet Explorer 7, Part 1: Security Zones
  7. Set_FDCC_LPGO v1.04 (Q3 2008) - Source code
  8. Set_FDCC_LGPO: Updated for 2008 Q3
  9. Q&A From "Using BitLocker with FDCC and FIPS" webcast
  10. Apply_LGPO_Delta 1.0 - source code
  11. Apply_LGPO_Delta 1.0: utility to apply custom changes to Local Policy
  12. Utilities for automating Local Group Policy management
  13. Webcast for upcoming Local GPO tool
  14. Set_FDCC_LGPO: Updated for 2008 Q1
  15. Internet Explorer security setting, "Java Permissions: Disable Java"
  16. Update: Importing FDCC Group Policy Objects Script Error Resolved
  17. Script a Custom Power Management Policy
  18. Why don’t all of the FDCC settings appear in the Group Policy Editor?
  19. FDCC Webcast: FIPS Challenges - Q & A

2007 12

  1. Set_FDCC_LGPO - Source code
  2. Set_FDCC_LGPO: Utility to apply FDCC settings to local group policy
  3. FAQs on NIST FDCC Site Updated...
  4. 12/19/2007 FDCC Webcast: Utility to Apply FDCC Settings to Local Policy
  5. Impact of FDCC Settings on Mobile Use Scenarios
  6. Importing FDCC Group Policy Objects
  7. Upcoming FDCC webcasts
  8. NIST has published additional, detailed guidance and tools
  9. Secure Standard Desktop Configuration for Government Technology Exchange on August 1
  10. About the bloggers...
  11. Kicking off the FDCC blog
  12. Resources