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author | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 1997-06-28 23:29:05 +0000 |
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committer | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 1997-06-28 23:29:05 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/security_level.txt b/docs/textdocs/security_level.txt index 34d7ce7093..fac446fda8 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/security_level.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/security_level.txt @@ -1,6 +1,23 @@ -Description of SMB security levels. ----------------------------------- +Contributor: Andrew Tridgell +Updated: June 27, 1997 +Status: Current +Subject: Description of SMB security levels. +=========================================================================== + +Samba supports the following options to the global smb.conf parameter +"security =": + share, user, server + +Of the above, "security = server" means that Samba reports to clients that +it is running in "user mode" but actually passes off all authentication +requests to another "user mode" server. This requires an additional +parameter "password server =" that points to the real authentication server. +That real authentication server can be another Samba server or can be a +Windows NT server, the later natively capable of encrypted password support. + +Below is a more complete description of security levels. +=========================================================================== A SMB server tells the client at startup what "security level" it is running. There are two options "share level" and "user level". Which |