Threats to WINS Servers
A WINS server faces several threats that can result in compromised or unauthorized modifications of records in the WINS server database. These threats include the following:
Preventing replication between WINS servers
Registration of false NetBIOS records
Incorrect registration of WINS records
Modification of WINS configuration
Denial-of-service attacks against WINS servers
Preventing Replication Between WINS Servers
The WINS database is a distributed database. Clients register their NetBIOS names with the first WINS servers listed in the client’s TCP/IP properties. The WINS servers then replicate their portion of the WINS database with the other WINS servers on the network. If replication is prevented, a WINS client will ...
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