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Add Security Features to a Run-Time Image

Windows XP Embedded supports the same configurable security options as Microsoft Windows XP Professional. This section provides an overview of the Windows XP security options and shows how you can configure the security settings for your Windows XP Embedded run-time image. For more information about the security features, see the Windows XP online documentation.

In This Section

How to Protect your Run-Time Image: Describes the procedure for protecting your run-time image, including components to add and requirements to consider.
Administrator and User Accounts: Describes how to configure the user and administrator accounts
Authentication Security Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support authentication, such as LSASS.
Authorization Security Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support authorization, such as ACL.
Best Practices for Security: Describes different areas of consideration for adding security features to your run-time image.
Digital Rights Management and Content Protection: Describes Windows Media Player components and technology that you can include to protect digital media content on your device.
Domain Participation: Describes the Domain Participation component.
File System and Local Access Security Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support file system access and local security, such as EFS.
Internet Connection Security Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support Internet security options, such as SSL and IPSec.
Network Security Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support network security, such as secure RPC.
Secure API Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support network security, such as Crypto API.
Security Management Components: Describes the security components that you can include in your run-time image to support security management policies.
Security Templates: Describes how to create a custom security template for your run-time image.
Windows Firewall: Describes the Windows Firewall component and how to configure it on a run-time image.

Related Sections

Development Process: Describes the order and phases in the overall run-time image development process.
Servicing: Describes the different servicing scenarios to consider when building your run-time image.

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