Samba 4.21 Launches With Enhanced Security Features
linuxiac, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Samba 4.21, a free software re-implementation of the SMB protocol, rolls out with enhancements in LDAP TLS, user validation, and more.
Five months after its previous 4.20 release, Samba, the renowned open-source software suite that facilitates file sharing and printing services across various operating systems, including Windows and Unix, has officially released its latest version, Samba 4.21.
The release's highlight is the hardened security settings for 'valid users,' 'invalid users,' 'read list,' and 'write list.' In the past, unresolved user or group names would be skipped without any notification, potentially leading to insecure access permissions.