What Is SMB? The Windows File-Sharing Protocol, SMB1 and NFS Compared
What SMB means in networking: how a connection works, dialects from SMB1 to 3.1.1, why SMB1 has to go, the Windows 11 24H2 signing defaults, SMB over QUIC, SMB vs NFS and a ten-step hardening checklist.
Kristina Shkriabina · Oct 6, 2026294
