MS15-011 - UNC hardening clarification?
Hello I am looking into better securing my Windows domain environment by following the steps per MS15-011 (KB3000483), where you use UNC hardening in Group Policy to specify the UNC paths domain workstations can connect to.
I'm a bit confused -- are you only suppose to add UNC paths to your domain controllers?
Or does this mean you're supposed to add any potential UNC path for any server, that any potential domain workstation or server could possible connect to (like a file share or anything else)?
Or is this only UNC path for Workstations pointing to Domain controller for group policy retrieval?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3000483
I'm a bit confused -- are you only suppose to add UNC paths to your domain controllers?
Or does this mean you're supposed to add any potential UNC path for any server, that any potential domain workstation or server could possible connect to (like a file share or anything else)?
Or is this only UNC path for Workstations pointing to Domain controller for group policy retrieval?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3000483
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I guess I'm just wondering if I also need to manually add in an entry for file shares.
Like \\file01.domain.com\share1
Or the SCCM server for software deployments, or WSUS.
Or does this GPO not apply to UNC paths users may be accessing from their computer for things like that?
Only GPO's for computers?
Like \\file01.domain.com\share1
Or the SCCM server for software deployments, or WSUS.
Or does this GPO not apply to UNC paths users may be accessing from their computer for things like that?
Only GPO's for computers?
if it is not specified it doesn't apply
if you want to protect
\\file01.domain.com\share1
\\file01.domain.com\share2
\\file01.domain.com\share3
use the setting \\file01.domain.com\* and the settings you want this will be the default for that server
if you want to protect
\\file01.domain.com\share1
\\file01.domain.com\share2
\\file01.domain.com\share3
use the setting \\file01.domain.com\* and the settings you want this will be the default for that server
Recommended to do it anywhere, but definitely recommended for domain controller shares as mentioned.
But the most important thing is found here:
But the most important thing is found here:
Note: SMB Encryption is supported by the SMB client only on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and later versions, and then only when communicating with SMB Encryption-capable servers (such as Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and later versions). If you configure RequirePrivacy=1 on clients that do not support SMB Encryption or for UNC paths hosted by servers that do not support SMB Encryption, you will have a configuration in which the SMB client will be unable to access the specified path.That simply means, if you have server 2008/2008R2 as server (or win7 or lower as client) and you try to set RequirePrivacy=1, then those shares are no longer accessible! The other two can be set, but if on 2008 (or, at the client side on xp/vista/7), avoid RequirePrivacy=1.
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if you use \\server\* it will apply to all shares on that server \\*\sharename will apply to all shares with that sharename in the domain.