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Hi,

I ran a PCI DSS scan on the prtg probe that is opened to the internet. I got automatic fail, please see below

Security Notes found on port/service "mssql (27660/tcp)"

Status

Automatic Failure as listed by the PCI SSC (This must be resolved for your device to be compliant) Plugin

"Microsoft SQL Server TCP/IP Listener Detection"

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Hello,

Thank you very much for using PRTG. PRTG does not use MS SQL. It does not run such a server, neither the PRTG Probe nor the Core. This has to be a false positive then.

best regards.

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