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Q137853: Guest Account Allows FTP Users Access Without Authentication

Article: Q137853
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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If a Windows NT FTP server has the guest account enabled with no password
assigned, anyone can log on to the server using FTP without knowing a
username or password. This situation occurs even if the FTP Server Service
is configured for "Allow Anonymous Connections" using a username and
password.

To prevent unauthorized connections to the FTP server, do one of the
following:

- Disable the guest account.

- Place a password on the guest account.

- Configure the FTP Service to Allow Only Anonymous Connections by placing a
  username and password on the account.

For more information on configuring the FTP Server Service, see Chapter 7,
"Using the Microsoft FTP Server Service," in the Windows NT Server "TCP/IP"
manual.

Additional query words: prodnt security user manager remote

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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