Anonymous Access
When authentication is required, access to computer resources can be restricted. The ability of any individual, computer, or process to obtain, manipulate, or delete data or to configure systems can be specified according to permissions and rights assigned to specific objects or groups of objects. Unfortunately, it is not possible always to require authentication. Anonymous, unauthenticated access is part of Windows operation. Null sessions (sessions obtained anonymously) are used to provide access to printers, to determine which computers and shares are available on the network, and to make possible the operation of various applications.
Anonymous access, however, can be restricted and is by default in Windows Server 2003. Many ...
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