Microsoft - Oh My

Microsoft have released a bunch of protocol specifications for their proprietry protocols or implementations. Some of the whoppers I've added to my reading list are (in alphabetical order):

• "FrontPage Server Extensions: Website Management Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc217914.aspx
• "Firewall and Advanced Security Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231461.aspx
• "Local Security Authority (Domain Policy) Remote Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc234225.aspx
• "NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc236621.aspx
• "NTLM Over HTTP Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc237488.aspx
• "Remote Desktop Protocol: Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc240445.aspx
• "Remote Procedure Call Over HTTP Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc243950.aspx
• "Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA) and Windows Security Health Validator (WSHV) Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc251347.aspx
• "Windows Update Services: Client-Server Protocol Specification" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc251937.aspx

The items marked in red are for immediate reading. I am particularly excited about the WSUS proposal after my attempts at dissecting it in my masters thesis. This will be good for microsoft in the long run. Yay to the EU.

Posted by Dominic White