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Network Security Assessment, 3rd Edition
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Network Security Assessment, 3rd Edition

by Chris McNab
December 2016
Beginner
494 pages
12h 34m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 8. Assessing Microsoft Services

This chapter focuses on proprietary Microsoft protocols that support file sharing, printing, email, and other functions within Windows networks. Table 8-1 lists the common static ports used by the protocols. Microsoft RPC services use dynamic high ports, as orchestrated by the RPC locator service. Open protocols used by Windows include DNS, Kerberos, and LDAP, as listed in Table 8-2 and covered in Chapter 7.

Table 8-1. Microsoft services using proprietary protocols
Port Protocol Name Description
TCP UDP
135

loc-srv RPC locator service
137

netbios-ns NetBIOS name service
138

netbios-dgm NetBIOS datagram service
139

netbios-ssn NetBIOS session service
445

microsoft-ds SMB Direct service
3389

microsoft-rdp Remote Desktop Protocol
Table 8-2. Microsoft services using open protocols
Port Protocol Name Description
TCP UDP
53

domain DNS service
88

kerberos Kerberos authentication service
123

ntp Network Time Protocol
389

ldap LDAP
464

kpasswd Kerberos password service
636

ldaps LDAP (TLS)
3268

globalcat Microsoft Global Catalog LDAP
3269

globalcats Microsoft Global Catalog LDAP (TLS)

These protocols support functions including the following:

  • Authentication via Kerberos

  • Directory service through LDAP and Global Catalog

  • Name resolution via DNS (e.g., SRV records defining service locations)

  • Legacy name ...

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