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Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate (exam AZ-802: Administering Windows Server) AZ-802 · Domain 6: Secure Windows Server infrastructure

Windows Defender Firewall profiles, rules and connection security (IPsec) rules

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Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security is a host-based stateful firewall on every Windows Server. It filters inbound and outbound traffic per server, which limits lateral movement even inside a trusted network. It also hosts connection security rules, which use IPsec to authenticate and optionally encrypt traffic between computers.

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