Internet Connection Security Components
Internet connection security components, such as firewalls, are used to assist in securing your device's connections to the Internet.
The following tables show Internet connection security features and the Windows XP Embedded components that must added to support them.
Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall protects system ports from external access.
| Required components | Key binary |
|---|---|
| Windows Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing | alg.exe, hnetcfg.dll, hnetcfg.mof, ip6fw.sys, netfw.inf |
S/MIME
S/MIME provides e-mail encryption.
| Required components | Key binary |
|---|---|
| Mapi32 Libraries | Mapi32.dll |
| Cryptnet.dll | Cryptographic Network Services |
| Crypt32.dll | Primitive: Crypt32 |
WebDAV/WebFolders
WebDav/WebFolders encrypts files across a shared network for EFS file systems.
| Required components | Key binary |
|---|---|
| Web Folders | Msonsext.dll |
HTTPS
HTTPS adds Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) encryption security.
| Required components | Key binary |
|---|---|
| Wininet Library | Wininet.dll |
| Local Security Authority Subsystem (LSASS) | Schannel.dll |
| Primitive: Secur32 | Secur32.dll |
| Primitive: Crypt32 | Crypt32.dll |
| Primitive: Cryptdll | Crypt32.dll |
| Primitive: Netapi32 | Netapi32.dll |
| Netlogon/NetJoin | Netlogon.dll |
Point to Point Protocol (PPTP) / Level 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
PPTP and L2TP provides secure access of a private, remote network through a virtual private network (VPN).
| Required components | Key binary |
|---|---|
| Dial-up Networking Common Libraries | Raspptp.sys, Rasl2tps.sys |
See Also
Add Security Features to a Run-Time Image | Wireless Networking Encryption | Network Security Components
Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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