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SMB Signing
Steps to enable Server Message Block (SMB) signing on NT Server.
ITPro Today
July 31, 1997
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To enable or require Server Message Block (SMB) signing on NT Server,run regedit32 and perform the following steps:
Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices
LanmanServerParametersClick Add Value on the Edit menu.
Add the following two values:
Value Name: EnableSecuritySignature
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 (disable), 1 (enable)
[Note: The default is 0 (disable)]Value Name: RequireSecuritySignature
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (disable), 1 (enable)
[Note: The default is 0 (disable)]Click OK, and then quit the Registry editor.
Shut down and restart NT.
You can find these steps in Microsoft's Knowledge Base article Q161372 onyour TechNet CD-ROM or on the Web, http://www.microsoft.com/kb.
The Registry key for NT Workstation is different from the key for NTServer. You can find it in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRdrParameters. The necessary Value options are the same as thosefor NT Server, so locate and use the NT Workstation key and follow steps 2through 5.
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