Consider the case where a software developer is developing code on
commerical off the shelf boards. These boards - as part of boot up -
utilizes an FTP server (WFTPD) - with the appropriate user name and
password - to load their vxWorks kernel. There's concern concerning
the anonymous login option of the FTP server. That said, the
question(s):
1. Can an administrator disable _ALL_ anonymous login to the machine (
machine is on a network )?
2. Can an administrator - worse case restrict the access rights of
anonymous logins? In other words, today a 'generic' account is created
within the FTP server. This account points to a specific directory but
grants read/write permissions. I suspect the same can be done for
anonymous logins.
3. Are there - so called - holes in Windows XP security that'll allow
for anonymous logins?
Pardon my ignorance. I'm inquring because an individual is trying to
convince me that these FTP servers pose a potential threat because of
the built in ' anonymous ' feature. I'm of the impression that with XP
an Administrator has ultimate control and that's a non-issue. i.e The
adminstrator can disable anonymous logins or ...
>From the looks of it. Security issues ( item 3 ) with regards to
anonymous login were in Windows 2000 - not Windows XP. Am I correct on
this?
Thanks in advance
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