How to Secure Microsoft Transaction Server Administration

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I. Secure the Microsoft Transaction Server Registry

1. Start Regedt32.
2. Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Transaction Server key.
3. On the Security menu, click Permissions.
4. In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, change the permissions of the Everyone group from "Special Access" to "Read-Only."
5. Click to select the "Replace Permission on Existing Subkeys" check box, and click OK to change the permissions.

II. Add Yourself to the System Package's Administrators Role

1. In Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer, select the System package.
2. Select the Users pane of the Administrators role.
3. On the File menu, click New.
4. In the Add Users And Groups To Role dialog box, add yourself to the Add Names list box and click OK.

III. Enable Authentication on the System Package

1. Select the System package.
2. Right-click the package and click Properties on the context menu.
3. On the Security tab, click to select the Enable Authorization Checking check box.
4. Click OK.