Re: NULL session disabling

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k@excite.com)
Date: 12/03/02 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:56:30 -0500

"Onřej Ševeček" <ondrej.sevecek@centrum.cz> wrote in message
news:OQIHi1lmCHA.948@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> Hello,
> is it possible to disable NULL session logon (ANONYMOUS LOGON)??? Or it
> must be enabled first???

It is possible. It is enabled by default in Windows 2000. Search
www.microsoft.com/support or www.google.com for the word RestrictAnonymous.
Set this registry value to either 1 or 2 [2 is more secure, but is not
appropriate for computers that are domain controllers].

While you're at it, here are some other things that you should also consider
doing to secure your computer:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall [www.sygate.com is free]
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#antivirus [www.grisoft.com is free]
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden

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