No.Restrictions – Sys Articles

Security Tips for Storage and Backup Admins

Posted on 2017-05-11Posted in Backup&Archive, StorageTagged *@*, backup, commvault, emc networker, NEtbackup, No.Restrictions, scurity tips, security, storage, sysarticles, tip, tips, veritasNo Comments

1. EMC Networker: Change “remote access” option *@* on every client” –> https://sysarticles.com/emc-networker-security-exploit-that-remote-access/ 2. Veritas Netbackup: Remove No.Restrictions file –> https://sysarticles.com/security-expolit-on-netbackup-no-restrictions/ 3. EMC VMAX: Change default password of SMC user in unisphere (take snapshot or backup before changing. If you would get “Failed to authenticate user.” error, there is no way to fix except restore or reinstall. […]

Security expolit on Netbackup (No.Restrictions)

Posted on 2017-05-11Posted in Symantec NetBackupTagged exploit, NEtbackup, No.Restrictions, security, security exploit, sysarticles1 Comment

Sometimes we or some consultants put No.Restrictions file in “INSTALL DIR\netbackup\db\altnames” directory, this option makes our work easier. But it is a security risk, because of every netbackup client on the your network can restore data from any other clients. So, anybody can restore data of your important servers, then they can lookup and/or copy your important datas. To close this […]