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Re: [FW-1] DMZ W2K dom



Hi,
I'm still waiting your comments, really ...

--- Skar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am evaluating to implement a new W2K domain for
> DMZ
> machines, and need some advice.
>  There are some reasons/issues including advantages
> and disadvantages:
> * There are more than hundred of machines located
> within the DMZs.
> * There is a need for proper update mechanism of
> servicepacks and fixes.
> * Users are locally managed/administered within
> these
> machines, thefore one needs to properly secure these
> user-names and passwords for hundreds of machines.
> (and enforce some security settings)
> * For DMZ, u need to manually manage users.
> * One can not know that if the application
> programmer
> or developer is using his user-id to logon or
> running
> the applications.
> * There are no profiles within the systems.
> * Different developers or application managers can
> not
> be grouped.
> * Sec. Administrators or security operators can make
> mistakes for individually managing the PCs.
> * Centrally logging/reporting/alarming.
> * Some deliberate or urgent actions can?t be taken
> within the individual macs.
> -- There?s a security risk associated with W2K
> domain
> installation. Hence, there?s no trust of this
> DMZdomain with any other domain.
> -- If the W2K domain is comprimised there?s a big
> big
> risk..
> -- Related ports need to be opened within the DMZs.
> -- To decrease the security, u can put the ADS DCs
> within the DMZs. However, by placing DCs to DMZ,
> servers located with the DMZ of other firewalls may
> have access problems.
> -- Extra HW/SW investment including redundant/backup
> DCs.
> -- Some applications security need to be harvested.
> -- Virus/vandal risk as for the open ports.
> -- General security belief, ?never open the ports
> for
> smb?
>
>
>
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