Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

  • From: "Steve Moffat" <steve@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "ISA Mailing List" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:30:57 -0300

Well.......I don't know about that

I use a wmi shutdown / reboot script at a few of my clients as I do most of my 
work remotely. It's very handy to be able to reboot 30 workstations from a 
central point after I have approved the monthly WSUS updates and the pc's need 
restarted, You can't always rely on the clients to do this. Some of my clients 
would just leave their pc's logged on for months if they could get away with it.

S 

-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:19 AM
To: ISA Mailing List
Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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Maybe that's where it came originally to me then too. I don't know. All I got 
was a please include this in the ISA chapter in the SBS Unleashed book from the 
editor. Apparently someone somewhere had CSS tell them to uncheck it to enable 
remote boot of workstations. I didn't want to include it, so what I really 
wanted you to tell me was don't do it. So, OK it's not dangerous but seeing how 
changing system policy doesn't effect how ISA functions I don't think it 
belongs in my chapter anyway. That's going to be my push back.

Amy
 
Harbor Computer Services
Small Business Computer Specialists

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Harrison [mailto:Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:52 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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I got a mail fwd from Marie via Steve Maddox asking about this very thing.
too coincidental for my taste..
:-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:25 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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No not me. I just questions when I don't get it. Who needs to remotely shutdown 
workstations anyway?

Marie doesn't trust you? 

Amy

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Harrison [mailto:Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:38 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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You talked to Marie, didn't you?
<snif> - you don't trust me any more...

-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:42 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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The kb talks about configuring the RPC filter for a particular rule. What if I 
uncheck it in system policy configuration, under Authentication, Active 
Directory. Will this disable it for all rules since System Policy is higher up 
than Firewall Policy? 

Obviously I'm not getting how changing this setting in System Policy effects my 
RPC settings in firewall policy rules where I can still, say in the Internet 
access rule, have enforce strict RPC compliance checked even though in system 
policy it's unchecked. What's the interaction? Or is there any?

Amy
 
Harbor Computer Services
Small Business Computer Specialists
 
 
Client Blog: http://smalltechnotes.blogspot.com/
Tech Blog: http://isainsbs.blogspot.com/
Website: http://www.harborcomputerservices.net/
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Harrison [mailto:Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:07 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;833704

talks about it a little.
So long as you're not server publishing RPC (Exch MAPI), you haven't exposed 
your workstations to anything except the ISA itself.

-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:28 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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Restart a PC from the server. With Enforce Strict RPC Compliance checked in 
system policy you cannot remotely reboot a PC. If you uncheck it you can. PSS 
recommended unchecking it but I'm wondering what the security consequences are 
beyond you can now remotely reboot a PC.

Amy

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From: Steve Moffat [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:26 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

 

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I'm not understanding....you need to restart a pc, or you need to restart the 
sbs server. Or you need to restart a pc from the SBS server?

 

S

 

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From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:08 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

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Yes, but if I uncheck that box, then I can bring down RPC.

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From: Tiago de Aviz [mailto:Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:44 PM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Enforce Strict RPC Compliance Definition

 

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I don't think so, because the workstation booted because you could bring down 
RPC, right? Since that's corrected there's no need to worry.

 

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>>> amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 14/9/2005 17:41 >>>

http://www.ISAserver.org

In system policy if I uncheck Enforce strict RPC compliance, I'm told that you 
can now remotely shut down workstations. What else have I opened my 
workstations up to? Blaster?

Amy

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