Whoops, one amendment- "Guest" (the built-in account, and only that one guest account) is part of "Users", IIRC, but not "Authenticated Users". Sorry about that. I haven't had my coffee today. :-) In any case, the URL I gave might still be useful.
Laura > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura A. Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:08 AM > To: 'Trevor'; '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: Internet security on "hotspots" > > Authenticated Users and Everyone are not the same, and the > difference between them has nothing to do with the Guest > account or Guests/Domain Guests groups. In Windows 2000 and > earlier, Everyone includes Anonymous Logon. In Win2K3, the > Anonymous Logon account was removed from the Everyone group. > Mixed-mode domains (Win2K) and Windows 2000 mixed functional > level domains (Win2K3) have nothing whatsoever to do with the > membership of the Everyone group. Mixed mode/FL relating to > groups is about whether or not you can create universal > security groups and fully utilize domain local groups. Last, > the built-in Guest account is part of both Authenticated > Users *and* Everyone. > > An old post I wrote so I don't have to type the details up again: > > http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/focus-ms/ > 2003-01/0046.html > > > Laura > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Trevor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:41 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Internet security on "hotspots" > > > > How about looking into using IPSec with a Pre-shared key (since the > > home user likely does not have a Cert Authority or AD)? > > > > That link does have a few misnomers. Using "Authenticated > Users" on > > shares over Everyone is only necessary in a mix-mode domain. > > Otherwise, AU and Everyone are the same (as 2000 removed Guest from > > the Everyone group). > > > > -Trevor > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ilaiy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:03 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Agent Zr0; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Internet security on "hotspots" > > > > Came across this checklist for home users which is pretty good .. > > > > [url] > > http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm > > [/url] > > > > ./thanks > > ilaiy > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > --- > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > --- > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
