Microsoft KB Archive/816283

= List of Security and Security Maintenance Fixes in SMS Service Pack 5 =

PSS ID Number: 816283

Article Last Modified on 4/3/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0

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SUMMARY
The purpose of this article is to provide a list of fixes that are contained in Service Pack 5 (SP5) for Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0.



MORE INFORMATION
SP5 for SMS 2.0 fixes the following security and security maintenance issues:  Sound card drivers and other processes may use the SMS Client Token account (SMSCliToknAcct&) to connect to other computers over the network. When this occurs, an account lockout results because a local SMS Client Token with a unique password exists on each computer. This is particularly problematic when a process or driver on a workstation connects to a domain controller by using the SMS Client Token account context. This can cause a lock out of the token account for all domain controllers, blocking software distribution to the domain controllers. Site-to-site communication is now encrypted with digital signatures to increase security. This makes it more difficult to use &quot;packet sniffers&quot; to obtain site-specific information. When you click Add to add a new user in the SMS User Wizard, and then click Browse, the Browse window that appears does not show the local domain. Only accounts in child domains are listed. Additionally, SMS SP5 fixes the following:

[HTTP://support.microsoft.com/support/search/canned.asp?R=d&H=List+of+Security+and+Security+Maintenance+Fixes+in+Microsoft+Systems+Management+Server+2.0+SP5&LL=&Sz=kbSMS200preSP5fix+AND+kbSecurity&CDID=EN-US-KB&LCID=1033 Click here to view a list of the Security and Security Maintenance fixes in SP5 articles]



