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Re: Recognizing the Type of a Remote OS
EM> Does anybody know what it means? Can this method be used to know
EM> if a specific host runs NT or UNIX or even which UNIX exactly?
Well, if such a method exist (recoginising OS version by TCP traffic or
any other way), it would be significant security breach in said systems.
Think of "look on version -> search exploit database -> apply exploits ->
repeat as needed -> get interview on BBC as 'most sophisticated hacker of
the century' and 'the crusher of Pentagon and NSA'".
Well, as for distinguishing UNIX from NT - most UNIX systems run telnet
daemon (though many reject connections), while most NT systems do not.
This is more the matter of common administration practices than systems,
however.
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