Restricting Services

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

When creating firewall rules in the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) you can select which services are restricted by the firewall rule. To use a firewall rule to restrict a service, choose a service from the list of services. Each firewall rule can only restrict a single service.

The services list includes the name of services on your server as well as their short name. A service is an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features, such as Web services, event logging, file services, printing, cryptography, and error reporting.