- called SMB2 and SMB3. These dialects are also supported by the
- CIFS VFS module. CIFS is fully supported by network
- file servers such as Windows 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016
- as well by Samba (which provides excellent CIFS
- server support for Linux and many other operating systems), Apple
- systems, as well as most Network Attached Storage vendors, so
- this network filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of
- servers.
+ called SMB2 and SMB3. Use of SMB3 (and later, including SMB3.1.1)
+ is strongly preferred over using older dialects like CIFS due to
+ security reaasons. All modern dialects, including the most recent,
+ SMB3.1.1 are supported by the CIFS VFS module. The SMB3 protocol
+ is implemented and supported by all major file servers
+ such as all modern versions of Windows (including Windows 2016
+ Server), as well as by Samba (which provides excellent
+ CIFS/SMB2/SMB3 server support and tools for Linux and many other
+ operating systems). Apple systems also support SMB3 well, as
+ do most Network Attached Storage vendors, so this network
+ filesystem client can mount to a wide variety of systems.
+ It also supports mounting to the cloud (for example
+ Microsoft Azure), including the necessary security features.