Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:58:12 -0500 From: Kris Moore <kris@ixsystems.com> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal or updating of "mount_smbfs" from FreeBSD operating system Message-ID: <70e66ee6-af44-1c48-8daf-c48215dfcf1e@ixsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <70b84814-89a8-fdef-7092-1cb4a46785e1@yuripv.net> References: <20181126121926.00007626@seibercom.net> <70b84814-89a8-fdef-7092-1cb4a46785e1@yuripv.net>
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On 11/26/18 1:09 PM, Yuri Pankov wrote: > Gerard Seibert wrote: >> 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. > I don't think this is reasonable, more so in a hurry, as this is a > client, and doesn't impose any security issues. > >> 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. > There's an entry in https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/201810: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > updated mount SMBFS smbv3 support (iXsystems) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I wonder if we could get a bit more information on this -- is this just > a plan, or is it being actively worked on/ready for integration? > We were discussing it at the time, but as of now it's not actively being worked on from the iX side. -- Kris Moore Vice President of Engineering iXsystems, Inc Ph: (408) 943-4100 Ph: (408) 943-4101 The Groundbreaking TrueNAS M-Series - Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source
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