Overview of Microsoft ISA Server 2006

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Overview of Microsoft ISA Server 2006
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Introducing ISA Server

• Protects resources
• Connects directly to the Internet and your
  private network
• Screens network traffic
• Acts as a proxy for internal services

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Introducing ISA Server
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Microsoft ISA Server

• Proxy Server 2.0
• Optimize Internet web browsing by caching the
  images and text from web pages to local servers.
• Clients access to Internet quickly !

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Microsoft ISA Server

• Microsoft Internet Security Acceleration Server
  2000
• Is an internet firewall and web cache which is
  capable of integrating into an existing Windows
  infrastructure.
• Focus more attention on the products security
  capabilities!

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Microsoft ISA Server

• ISA Server 2004
• was vastly improved over the previous versions of
  the product, and it quickly became noticed in the
  wider security community.
• was originally released with only a standard
  edition of the product!
• Finally, predating the release of ISA Server
  2006!

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ISA Server 2006s Features

• Fast, Secure Access!!

Firewall
Caching
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Caching

• ISA Server supports caching as a way to improve
  the speed of retrieving information from the
  Internet

Cache
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Firewalls

• What is a Firewall?
• A firewall is hardware, software, or a
  combination of both that is used to prevent
  unauthorized programs or Internet users from
  accessing a private network and/or a single
  computer.

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Firewalls

• Firewall Rules
• Allow traffic that flows automatically because
  it has been deemed as safe.
• Block traffic that is blocked because it has
  been deemed dangerous to your computer.
• Ask asks the user whether or not the traffic is
  allowed to pass through.

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How ISA Server protects networks?

• ISA Server has full screening capabilities
• Packet filtering
• Stateful inspection
• Application-level inspection
• ISA Server blocks all network traffic unless you
  allow it.
• ISA Server is ICSA and Common Criteria certified.

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Network perimeters
Branch Office
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ISA Server 2006s New Features

• Multiple network support and per-network
  policies.
• Support for complex and customizable protocols

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ISA Server 2006s New Features

• New server and OWA(Outlook Web Access) publishing
  rules
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) filtering support.
• End-to-end secure web publishing capabilities.

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ISA Server 2006s New Features

• RADIUS and SecurID authentication support.
• Stateful inspection for VPN connections.
• VPN quarantine control features.
• Enhanced monitoring, logging, and reporting.
• Forms-based authentication for all web sites.
• Enhanced branch office support tools.