Introduction Hi guys, The title of this topic is somehow weird, if you think everything in MSDN is 100% match with what Microsoft implemented in Windows (like what I used to think), you’re definitely wrong, this post shows some proofs and in the last part, I’ll give you a solution to ACCESS_RIGHTS problem. Before starting let’s talk about some backgrounds about “ACCESS_MASK“. Most of the explanations derived from here. Backgrounds The ACCESS_MASK data type is a DWORD value that defines standard, specific, and generic…
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Cisco switches (running IOS) have plenty of features that are critical to modern networks. Some are Cisco security features that eliminate several important attack vectors on layer 2. This is arguably the most important defense mechanism because ACLs and security mechanisms on software (layer 7) will sometimes fall short protecting the network because of the extreme complexity of communication up in this layer. So the earlier you close the holes the better! As an example security features like protected ports can…