MS-FSA: Describing Wire Visible Behavior of Microsoft File Systems

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Neal Christiansen

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Abstract

LMS-FSA is a new algorithms document developed by Microsoft’s file system team to describe wire visible behavior of Microsoft file systems. This document defines an abstract data model and then provides a detailed algorithmic description of how Microsoft file systems operate. MS-FSA is referenced by the Common Internet File System (CIFS) Protocol Specification [MS-CIFS], the Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Specification [MS-SMB], and the Server Message Block (SMB) Version 2 Protocol Specification [MS-SMB2].

Learning Objectives

Understand why MS-FSA was developed
Understand what is covered by MS-FSA
Understand what is not covered by MS-FSA
Provide examples of how the document may be used