What is the purpose of the nic_sshd and nic_sftp accounts?
Originally Published: 2009-05-04
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You have seen these 2 accounts being created in active directory, you like to know their usage
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These accounts are used in Win_SSHD service. They were both used during the authentication process with the Win_SSHD server NIC_SSHD is used when a managed device uses SFTP to upload logs to enVision. NIC_SFTP is used when remote collectors forward logs from itself to D-Srv. The WIN_SSHD service is used to receive request from them.
Note that the Win_SSHD is configured to use public key for authentication, and these accounts and their passwords are used during the key exchange process in authentication
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