internet explorer 8 for admins
DESCRIPTION
Internet Explorer 8 for Windows AdministratorsTRANSCRIPT
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Internet Explorer
8for Administrators
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Introduction
Kelly Jones• Senior Consultant, Sogeti USA
• [email protected] • 10+ years industry experience
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Agenda
• Enterprise Ready• Reduced Security Risks• Improved Productivity
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Enterprise Ready
Compatibility
Deployment
Management
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Compatibility
Compatibility View• Compatibility View Button
• Settings are remembered per site
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Compatibility View Settings
Tools Compatibility View Settings window
• Add/Remove sites
• Intranet Zone sites are in compatibility view by default
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Compatibility View Notes
Notes
• Switching in and out of compatibility view doesn’t require a browser restart
• Compatibility View settings can be controlled through Group Policy
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Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
IE8 additions to ACT• Cross-Site Scripting Filter• Standards Mode• Windows Reuse Navigation Restriction• MIME restrictions• File name restriction• Control Block• DEP/NX• ActiveX control blocking• Intranet integrity• Codepage sniffing• Web Proxy handling• Ajax navigation
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Deployment Options
Standalone installation• Active Directory• SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)• WSUS (Windows Server Update Services)
Slipstream• IE8 added to OS image
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Standalone Installation
Packages
• Use the publically available package downloaded from Microsoft
- or –
• Create custom package
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Custom IE8 Deployment Packages
Use IEAK (IE Administration Kit) to create:
• Full package (IE8 + customizations + MSI Installer)
• Configuration only (customizations + MSI Installer)
• CD package (CD Auto-run + IE8 + customizations)
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IE Administrators Kit
Create custom, “light weight” branded packages• Can be installed after browser installed (no need to reinstall
the browser)• Example settings: default search provider, home page(s),
toolbars, ActiveX controls
• Users can still change settings after install
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IEAK License mode
Independent Content Provider (ICP)
Independent Service Provider (ISP)
Corporate
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Slipstream Installation
IE7 Slipstreaming:• Install OS• Install IE7• Install updates• Recapture Image
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Slipstream Installation
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Slipstream
Use WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit)• Tools• Documentation
WAIK/Slipstream works on Vista/Server 2008
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IE8 Management Enhancements
Group Policy• New features can be configured or disabled (Accelerators,
search providers, etc)• Access to Developer Tools can be configured
• More than 100 new policies (bringing IE total to over 1,300 policy settings)
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Reduce Security Risks
Enhanced Delete Browsing History
SmartScreen Filter
InPrivate Browsing
ActiveX Management
Domain Name Highlighting
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Enhanced Delete Browsing History
Enhanced delete:• Option(s) to delete history for all web sites except those in
favorites
Environments that need enhanced delete:• Sensitive data (defense/security/law enforcement)• Regulatory or compliance reasons
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Enhanced Delete
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SmartScreen Filter
Helps protect against deceptive web sites
IE 8 improvements:• Better UI• Faster performance• New heuristics• Anti-malware support• Improved Group Policy
Support
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InPrivate Browsing
Not stored when InPrivate Browsing is activated:• User’s browsing history• Temporary Internet files• Form data• Cookies• Usernames/passwords
Not stored or retained by IE or on the system
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InPrivate Browsing
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InPrivate Filtering
Blocks “3rd party” sites/links after a set number of sites• Ad networks• Stat counters
Not tied to InPrivate Browsing
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ActiveX Management
ActiveX is a potential avenue of attack
Per-User ActiveX• ActiveX control is installed only for that user
Per-Site ActiveX• An installed ActiveX control may be limited to only running on
certain sites
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Domain Name Highlighting
Domain Name highlighted:
Secure site with Cert name displayed
Unsafe site – determined by SmartScreen Filter
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Other Security
Application Protocol Prompt• IE8 will now prompt before
launching application protocols
File Upload Control
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Tab Isolation
IE 7• If one tab crashed, entire browser crashed
IE 8• If one tab crashes, only that tab crashes
Crash Recovery• Crashed tab will be restored
• Including data entered into most web forms
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Enhanced Add-on Management
Toolbars and other add-ons are common cause of crashes
Manage Add-ons:• New close button on toolbars
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Enhanced Add-on Management
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Enhanced Add-on Management
New types of Add-ons to Manage• Explorer Bars• Search Providers• Accelerators
No Add-ons Mode • Safe mode for troubleshooting• No 3rd party code runs in this mode• Can disable problem controls• Can repair via Windows Update
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Enhanced Add-on Management
Group Policy• IT can disallow a particular add-on from being installed
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Diagnose Connection Problems Button
May reduce the number of calls to the helpdesk
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Local Touch—Global Reach
Redesigned “New Tab” Page
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Local Touch—Global Reach
Smart Address Bar
Smart Address Bar
• Typed addresses• Autocomplete suggestions• History• Favorites• Feeds• Keyboard shortcuts• Relevancy Sorting• Starting a search with ? in the bar• Files and folders
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Local Touch—Global Reach
Smart Address Bar
Demonstration
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Local Touch—Global Reach
Enhanced Tabbed Browsing
Tab Groups
• New tab opened next to originating tab• Both are tabs are the same color• If a user closes a tab that’s part of group, then another tab
from same group will be displayed• Right click to:
• Close tab• Close tab group• Remove tab from group• Refresh one or all tabs• Open a new tab• Reopen the last tab closed• See a list of all recently closed tabs and/or reopen them
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Summary
IE 8 = Enterprise Ready Browser
More Compatible, Deployable, Manageable
More Secure
More Productive for users
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Further Resources
“Internet Explorer 8 Technology Overview for Enterprise and IT Professionals” – January 2009
Group Policy for IE8
IE Application Compatibility VPCs• IE6 XPSP3, IE7 VIS, IE7 XPSP3, IE8 XPSP3
My blog: http://geekswithblogs.net/kjones • Or contact info: http://kdjones74.myplaxo.com/
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