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Re: Security hole in Win2K's FTP server

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darren Reed)
Wed Jul 19 13:04:13 2000

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Date:         Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:20:22 +1000
Reply-To: Darren Reed <avalon@COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU>
From: Darren Reed <avalon@COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU>
X-To:         dleblanc@MINDSPRING.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
In-Reply-To:  <3.0.5.32.20000718131617.034842d0@pop.mindspring.com> from "David
              LeBlanc" at Jul 18, 2000 01:16:17 PM

In some mail from David LeBlanc, sie said:
[...]
> Here's where I'd like to clarify things.  The most flexible way to
> configure port filters on Win2k is through an IPSec policy, which can also
> be enforced via propogation from the DC (saving you from having to run
> around to each workstation).  Take care to put all affected machines in a
> "OU" (Organizational Unit) so you don't get all your servers, too.

...and if you don't want to run a DC or you're using Linux as your DC ?

I'm sure if you build your house with Microsoft bricks and Microsoft
bricks only, things are different.  This sounds, to me, as if Microsoft
products are inherently insecure/weaker in a heterogenous environment.

Darren
IP Filter: Protecting Firewall-1 from the Internet

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