Glossary
Recurring network-security terms used across the SecureScout test-case archive.
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Microsoft-DS
The IANA-registered name for TCP port 445, used by Microsoft Directory Services for Server Message Block (SMB) over TCP. SMB on port 445 superseded the earlier NetBIOS over TCP/IP transport (ports 137...
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kill bit
A registry-based mechanism in Microsoft Windows that disables a specific COM/ActiveX control from being instantiated by Internet Explorer or other COM hosts. Each control is identified by its CLSID; t...