Re: Windows Domain Controllers: Risks involved

[Patrick P Murphy <pmurphy () NRAO EDU>]

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:40:56 -0400, "F.M. Taylor" <fmtaylor () PURDUE EDU>
   said:

> On Friday 13 March 2009, Marmina Abdel Malek formed electrons in this
> pattern:

> > - Domain admins can access the files of any computer in the
> > domain. How do you ensure the confidentiality and privacy of users
> > and data?

> Most Admins don't have the time or inclination to to go through the
> users files, as when they first discovered they could do this they
> also discovered that the users are boring.  Also there are ethical
> (and in some cases legal) standards that any admin worth getting paid
> should uphold.

Most will know this, but for anyone who doesn't, SAGE (the System Admin
Guild, part of USENIX) has a Code of Ethics for administrators here:

                      http://www.sage.org/ethics/

 - Pat

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