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Novell uncovers security bug in Win2000

By Aled Herbert

Published: 15 February 2000 15:11 GMT

Novell claims to have found a "security hole" in Active Directory, the much-touted network management tool in Windows 2000.

The problem allegedly affects a user's rights to access certain restricted areas of a network. Novell engineers claim to have discovered the problem while testing software compatibility with the operating system.

Active Directory is a component technology in Windows 2000 Server that allows system administrators to manage resources and security across a corporate network.

Microsoft has denied the existence of the security bug.

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