{"id":"fserver-samba","name":"samba","af_score":17.5,"security_score":48.0,"reliability_score":40.0,"what_it_does":"Samba is an open-source implementation of SMB/CIFS for sharing files, printers, and authentication services between systems (commonly Linux/Unix and Windows).","best_when":"You need Windows-compatible SMB/CIFS interoperability in a local network or controlled environment, including optional domain authentication.","avoid_when":"You cannot provide appropriate network-level and host-level security hardening; or you require cloud-native, stateless API access patterns.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:34:06.875149+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Kerberos (when configured)","NTLM (depending on configuration)","SMB session authentication (username/password, domain/user mappings)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["SMB is stateful and operations may not be idempotent (e.g., repeated writes/copies can overwrite or duplicate data).","Correct operation depends heavily on server configuration, permissions, and network reachability rather than API contracts.","Security posture varies widely based on configuration (protocol versions, signing, auth backend, firewall rules)."],"error_quality":0.0}