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From: nduda at VistaPrint.com (Nick Duda) Subject: RE: Disabling Cached Logon Credentials Even with physical access you (a hacker) want to do what you have to , leave and still be undetected. If a hacker is going to get to a physical server only to change the admin password and do some hack (i.e. trojan), I would find it silly because when the admin finds out that its not a password he supplied, that system is as good as formatted. This is why disbaling stuff like autoplay on cd roms is a good idea, and not to just lock servers screensavers but rather logout. I don't think disbaling cached logons is something to worry about if in a secured data center, but merly a common practice for any security professional (i.e. do the job right, or don't do it at all, don't halfass when it comes to security) - Nick -----Original Message----- From: dwr3ck@...hmail.com [mailto:dwr3ck@...hmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:29 PM To: focus-ms@...urityfocus.com; full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com Subject: Disabling Cached Logon Credentials Disabling cached logon credentials is on virtually every server hardening checklist. If you have your servers physically secured in a data center what is the real benefit of disabling cached logon credentials? Whenever a server is off the network, admins have to obtain the local admin password. Depending on how you handle local RID=500 account passwords this can add significantly to downtime when resolving issues. Does anyone know of a way to exploit cached credentials over the wire? If someone has physical access to a system they own it anyway: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get FREE encrypted email: https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger https://www.hushmail.com/services.php?subloc=messenger&l=434 Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: https://www.hushmail.com/about.php?subloc=affiliate&l=427 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---
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