Are hash rules available in Windows 2000, or is this something new that comes with Windows Server 2003?

[Spin]

Experts,

We run a native-mode Windows 2000 single domain. We want to create a Group
Policy object (GPO), perhaps named Software Restrictions, to prevent users
from running unauthorized applications. I know you can do this in Windows
Server 2003 by using a hash rule. For instance, we would create a hash
value for the application's executable code file, and revise the Software
Restrictions GPO to allow executable code files that match the hash value to
run. My question: Are hash rules available in Windows 2000, or is this
something new that came with Windows Server 2003?

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

This is a new feature that came with Windows XP. If your workstations are
XP or above, you can use software restriction policies, even on a Windows
2000 domain. You just need to manage the GPO with an XP workstation.

Oli



"Spin" <Spin@spin.com> wrote in message news:2kljsfF3lrq6U1@uni-berlin.de...

> Experts,
>
> We run a native-mode Windows 2000 single domain. We want to create a
> Group
> Policy object (GPO), perhaps named Software Restrictions, to prevent users
> from running unauthorized applications. I know you can do this in Windows
> Server 2003 by using a hash rule. For instance, we would create a hash
> value for the application's executable code file, and revise the Software
> Restrictions GPO to allow executable code files that match the hash value
> to
> run. My question: Are hash rules available in Windows 2000, or is this
> something new that came with Windows Server 2003?
>
>
>
>