Remember SMB 1
Full name: Server Message Block version 1
Memory aid: SMB One is the old sharing generation.
SMBv1 is obsolete and should be removed where dependencies allow a supported migration.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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SMB 1 — Server Message Block version 1
Names the legacy SMB file-sharing protocol generation.
Why learn SMB 1 — Server Message Block version 1?
Names the legacy SMB file-sharing protocol generation.
Where it came from
SMBv1 is obsolete and should be removed where dependencies allow a supported migration.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): SMB One is the old sharing generation.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SMB 1: Server Message Block version 1.
- Recall this memory aid: SMB One is the old sharing generation.
- Explain the practical use: Names the legacy SMB file-sharing protocol generation.
- Explain this distinction: SMBv1 is obsolete and should be removed where dependencies allow a supported migration.
- Identify SMB 1 in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Server Message Block overview (learn.microsoft.com)