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Chapter 13
Novell NetWare
In This Chapter
Selecting NetWare hacking tools
Port-scanning a NetWare server
Gleaning NetWare information without logging in
Exploiting common vulnerabilities when logged into NetWare
Minimizing NetWare security risks
A
s much as some of Novell’s competitors like to say that NetWare is a
thing of the past, it’s still alive and kicking quite strongly. There are millions of NetWare users around the world. The organizations running NetWare
and other Novell products demand a solid directory-services infrastructure
and stable environment.
NetWare administrators — some of the best around — often overlook or deny
that NetWare is hackable. This chapter shows you how to test for the most critical NetWare exploits and outlines countermeasures to prevent the problems.
NetWare Vulnerabilities
Novell NetWare has a reputation as one of the most secure operating systems
available. This is one reason that you rarely hear of NetWare servers’ getting
hacked or having new vulnerabilities that crop up constantly. However, NetWare
has its security issues. Various NetWare vulnerabilities can be exploited —
from NDS (now called eDirectory) enumeration to remote password testing to
spoofing NetWare packets. Hackers can exploit many of NetWare’s vulnerabilities without even logging into the server!