However, in 2001 Microsoft began the effort to
provide a secure, effi cient, and user-friendly software fi rewall product under the
Internet Security and Acceleration Server product name.
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is the latest release
of Microsoft??™s perimeter protection product. It should make sense that as Microsoft
bundles and markets a suite of security products they are calling Forefront, ISA Server is
considered an integral part of the product family. Windows administrators will fi nd that
Microsoft ISA Server comes with a familiar interface, which will hopefully ease the
learning curve for this product. This chapter will outline some of the main features of
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, and provide administrators
with an overview of some of the key tasks they will need to perform using the product.
It is important to note here that personnel with network security responsibilities
really do need to have a strong understanding of the basics of TCP/IP. Without a
clear technical understanding of routing, fi rewalls, and application proxies, all based
on deep technical knowledge of TCP/IP, the ISA management interface will only
provide a quick way for administrators to create security holes in their networks.
This chapter assumes that you have an understanding of these low-level network
fundamentals.
Installing Microsoft Internet
Security and Acceleration Server 2006
The ISA Server installation routine is one of the simpler and quicker Microsoft
product installations I??™ve come across in quite a while.
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