samba - Jun 2021 - Allow only one computer SMB v1

> Hello everyone.  Is it possible to allow only one computer to use SMB 
> v1?  We have an old large format scanner that uses an old version of 
> Windows embedded.  I would like to be able to save files to a network 
> share from it.
I have met that problem with some scanners. I solved it by scanning to FTP
instead of scanning to a share. Fast and effective. Isn't that an option for
you?

On Wed, 2021-06-30 at 00:19 +0100, miguel medalha via samba
wrote:
> > Hello everyone.  Is it possible to allow only one computer to use
> > SMB 
> > v1?  We have an old large format scanner that uses an old version
> > of 
> > Windows embedded.  I would like to be able to save files to a
> > network 
> > share from it.
> 
> I have met that problem with some scanners. I solved it by scanning
> to FTP instead of scanning to a share. Fast and effective. Isn't that
> an option for you?
I would note that depending on your view of security FTP really isn't
an improvement.  Of course presumably as FTP is simpler, and there are
probably better sandboxes than you can do with Samba.  WebDAV over
HTTPS might be a good alternative as well, but likewise finding a
compatible cipher set can be hard.  

Andrew Bartlett

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On 6/29/2021 5:19 PM, miguel medalha via samba wrote:
> 
>> Hello everyone.  Is it possible to allow only one computer to use SMB
>> v1?  We have an old large format scanner that uses an old version of
>> Windows embedded.  I would like to be able to save files to a network
>> share from it.
> 
> I have met that problem with some scanners. I solved it by scanning to FTP
instead of scanning to a share. Fast and effective. Isn't that an option for
you?
> 
> 
> 
It could be an option.  Just have never been a fan of the security that 
FTP affords.  Not that SMBv1 is much better.
-- 
Stephen Atkins