Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:57:32 +0100 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal or updating of "mount_smbfs" from FreeBSD operating system Message-ID: <992c395a-d29e-3f71-9750-b0cbdf2761f4@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <20181126121926.00007626@seibercom.net> References: <20181126121926.00007626@seibercom.net>
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Gerard Seibert wrote on 2018/11/26 18:19: > TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN > > The “SMBv1” protocol is a security hazard and was depreciated by Microsoft in > 2014. There is virtually no use for it anymore. > > The “mount_smbfs” utility in FreeBSD only uses that protocol, which results > in making it useless with newer versions of Microsoft’s operating systems, as > well as other OS’s that have depreciated the use of SMBv1. > > I would like to suggest that FreeBSD do one of the following: > > 1) Remove “mount_smbfs” from FreeBSD. This would probably be in versions 12.1 > or 13. It is perhaps too late to get into FreeBSD 12. > > 2) Update “mount_smbfs” so that it is compatible with versions SMBv3 and > greater. While "SMBv2" is not dead, it is definitely comatose. This would be a > better idea if someone had the time to do it. > > Thank you for taking the time to read this suggestion. Is there any working (production ready) alternative in ports tree? We are in heterogenous environment and some of our servers have more than 10 SMB shares mounted by mount_smbfs. Kind regards Miroslav Lachman
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