Technical Reference
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista
How Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Works
This article contains an explanation of how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security performs its assigned tasks.
IPsec Algorithms and Methods Supported in Windows
This article contains tables that show which IPsec key exchange algorithms, integrity algorithms, encryption algorithms, and authentications methods are supported in each version of the Windows operating system.
Improving Network Performance by Using IPsec Task Offload
This article describes the performance benefits of using a network adapter that contains a dedicated cryptographic processor to offload IPsec computational work from the main processor.
Stealth Mode in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
This article describes how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security helps to protect your computer by preventing network scanners from discovering information about the network services hosted on the computer.
Netsh Commands for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
This command-line reference describes how to configure IPsec and Windows Firewall in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows by using the netsh command line tool.
Netsh Commands for IPsec Denial of Service Protection
This command-line reference describes how to configure a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 to help protect it from denial-of-service attacks. It permits only IPsec-protected IPv6 network traffic, and is configured by using the netsh command line tool.
Netsh Commands for Windows Firewall
This command-line reference describes how to configure Windows Firewall on computers that are running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 by using the netsh command line tool.
Netsh Commands for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
This command-line reference describes how to configure IPsec on computers that are running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 by using the netsh command line tool.