Re: MS patch-scanner for Win-NT, 2K, IIS, SQL

From: Gary Flynn (flynngn@jmu.edu)
Date: 08/15/01 

Message-ID: <3B7A9A79.CDCB6291@jmu.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:51:21 -0400
From: Gary Flynn <flynngn@jmu.edu>
To: "Thomas C. Greene" <tcgreene@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: MS patch-scanner for Win-NT, 2K, IIS, SQL

"Thomas C. Greene" wrote:
>
> which will scan all NT and/or 2K machines in a network from a single
> location
>
> information such as the files in each patch and their file versions
> and checksums, registry keys that would be applied by the hotfix,

Is it safe to assume that the scanning machine must have remote
administrative access to the machines to be checked in order to
check those files and registry settings? 

-- 
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer - Technical Services
James Madison University

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