Removal or updating of "mount_smbfs" from FreeBSD operating system

[Kris Moore]

On 11/26/18 1:09 PM, Yuri Pankov wrote:
> Gerard Seibert wrote:
>> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
>>
>> The “SMBv1” protocol is a security hazard and was depreciated by Microsoft in
>> 2014. There is virtually no use for it anymore.
>>
>> The “mount_smbfs” utility in FreeBSD only uses that protocol, which results
>> in making it useless with newer versions of Microsoft’s operating systems, as
>> well as other OS’s that have depreciated the use of SMBv1.
>>
>> I would like to suggest that FreeBSD do one of the following:
>>
>> 1) Remove “mount_smbfs” from FreeBSD. This would probably be in versions 12.1
>> or 13. It is perhaps too late to get into FreeBSD 12.
> I don't think this is reasonable, more so in a hurry, as this is a
> client, and doesn't impose any security issues.
>
>> 2) Update “mount_smbfs” so that it is compatible with versions SMBv3 and
>> greater. While "SMBv2" is not dead, it is definitely comatose. This would be a
>> better idea if someone had the time to do it.
> There's an entry in https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/201810:
>
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> updated mount SMBFS smbv3 support (iXsystems)
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>
> I wonder if we could get a bit more information on this -- is this just
> a plan, or is it being actively worked on/ready for integration?
>

We were discussing it at the time, but as of now it's not actively being
worked on from the iX side.

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