Consolidate Services logon account?

Consolidate Services logon account?

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Consolidate Services logon account? Scott Goldman 03-28-2006
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On a Windows 2003 server, what are the pros and cons of using the same "Log
On As" account information for various services, such as Backup Exec, SQL
Server, and Mcafee EPO?

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on March 28, 2006, 8:06 pm
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Example con
When the zero day exploit of the Backup Exec client service (two in
short order actually) hit the network, if your Backup Exec Tcp was
exposed to the world you likely were rootkitted.
Were I that intruder, leveraged in via the Backup Exec client agent
service, ie. I am running as SvcUserX, I look around and see that
there are a number of other processes running as "me", like SQL
Server, etc. I would now have a playground.

> On a Windows 2003 server, what are the pros and cons of using the same
> "Log
> On As" account information for various services, such as Backup Exec, SQL
> Server, and Mcafee EPO?



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