Windows SMB v2/v3 Protocol

Detection Information

The following page provides information on the Windows SMB v2/v3 Protocol.

Protocol Description

The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol provides file and print services to systems on the network. This detection is for version 2 and 3 of the protocol.

Full Name

Server Message Block Version 2 and 3

Abbreviation

SMBv2 / SMBv3

Port Statistics

IP Protocol	Flow Percent
TCP 445	100%

Port Reference - RFC

TCP 445 - Microsoft-DS

External Resources

Windows SMB v2/v3 - Protocol Information

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Related Protocols

A list of related protocols is below. List of all protocols.

Category	Name	Tag
File Server	FTP Control	ftp-control	Details
File Server	FTP Data	ftp-data	Details
File Server	Windows SMB v1	smb	Details
File Server	Apple File Services	afp	Details
File Server	TFTP	tftp	Details
File Server	Rsync	rsync	Details
File Server	NFS	nfs	Details

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Windows SMB v2/v3