NetWare 4 and 5 Security Guide and Checklist

NetWare security is a topic that is not frequently or voluminously addressed. Novell Directory Services (NDS), the underpinning for NetWare security, however apparently has had a significant influence on Microsoft's Active Directory. If only from an academic standpoint, understanding NetWare security may be a good introduction to Directory security and for those who administer NetWare, hopefully, this guide and checklist will add value to security operations. This paper has two main parts. The first part is a collection of NetWare 4 and 5 security topics in the form of a guide. The second part is a checklist based on the guidance. The format of this paper is patterned after the SANS Step-by-Step guides and checklists, but for NetWare. Numerous references in the form of Internet addresses are contained throughout the body of the document. Some additional references are included in the endnotes at the end of the document.