Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

This security setting determines if an anonymous user can request security identifier (SID) attributes for another user.

If this policy is enabled, a user with knowledge of an administrator's SID could contact a computer that has this policy enabled and use the SID to get the administrator's name.

Default:

• Disabled on workstations and member servers.

• Enabled on domain controllers.

You can configure this security setting by opening the appropriate policy and expanding the console tree as such: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\

For specific instructions about how to configure security policy settings, see Edit security settings on a Group Policy object.

For more information, see:

• Account and local policies

• Security Configuration Manager tools