Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Examining Share-Level Security
Most data on Windows file servers is accessed using a share. The share is a network alias assigned to a folder (for example, \\file\marketing). Shares can also be assigned security settings for access control. These share-level permissions are a legacy component left over from legacy file systems that did not support file and folder permissions (for example, FAT, FAT32). As a result, they are an outdated implementation and poor control and granularity. In many situations, share permissions only serve to make troubleshooting more complex, and data is secured with file-level permissions only. However, for more sensitive systems or shares, it may be prudent to use both layers of protection in case of an error in configuration ...
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