deploying office security settings February 18, 2010
Posted by examROAR in MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 (70-686).Tags: 70-686, deployment, Office 2007, trusted locations
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When deploying Microsoft Office 2007, you’ll need to decide how to customize & deploy the security settings. Here’s a table from technet for easy reference (more information in the link of course):
| Features and capabilities | Administrative Templates | OCT + Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Requires Active Directory. | Yes (domain-based Group Policy)No (local Group Policy) | No |
| Requires Windows Installer 3.1. | No | Yes |
| Requires administrative credentials on the client computer. | Yes (local Group Policy)No (domain-based Group Policy) | Yes |
| Can be used to lock down security settings. | Yes | No |
| Can be used to manage security settings after initial installation. | Yes | Yes |
| Can be used to establish initial security configurations. | Yes (not ideal) | Yes |
| Can be used to configure block file format settings. | Yes (all settings) | Yes (however, only one setting) |
| Can be used to add publishers to the list of trusted publishers. | No | Yes |
