administrative shares

What’s the best way to secure administrative shares like C$ and ADMIN$ in an Active Directory environment?

I'm managing a Windows Active Directory environment and want to review how built-in administrative shares such as \PC-001C$ and \PC-001ADMIN$ should be handled in production. These shares are…

How can I use Windows IPsec to restrict SMB access by user and computer?

I'm trying to improve endpoint security because our support process relies heavily on administrative shares, and the current SMB rules are broader than they should be. The goal…

How can I restrict SMB administrative shares with Windows IPsec?

I'm trying to improve endpoint security because our support process relies heavily on administrative shares, and the current SMB access rules are too broad. I want only specific…

Is it Possible for Non-Domain Admins to Access Administrative Shares on a Domain Controller?

Hey everyone! I'm looking to find out if there's a way to give a non-domain admin user access to the admin shares (like admin$) on a domain controller.…