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Year: 2008 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 840-849
Research Article

Protecting Windows Registry Directory and Hence Increasing the Security Level of the Windows Operating System

M.H.N.M. Nasir
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
N.H. Hassan
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
S.S.M. Fauzi
Faculty of Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis Campus, Arau, 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
This study will point out the major windows registry security issues in windows-based platforms and explain how the development of an automated tool can enhance the security level and optimize the performance of the system by tuning the windows registry settings. This security tool named registry tuning tool can assist the system administrator to optimize The registry settings in a simpler, faster way than manually configured tools. With added features such as dynamic-binding mechanism, multi-user environment support and user authentication, this tool is more usable, flexible and secure and applicable for any level of users. The tool developed then test by 50 users to see the usability, reliability, security and correctness of its functionality.
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