Re:Microsoft plans to kill off NTLM authentication in Window...
by tg16 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:13AM
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This is exactly the point i was trying to make and why i opened my comment with "default configuration environment".
I'm also not going to respond to a non-expert's plea for information with unnecessary minutiae like the differences between LM, NT, and NTLM hashes or the differences between NTLMv1/v2 and NetNTLM. My ommissions were intentional because i'm trying to make my comment approachable.
In a default, non-hardened Windows environment, NTLM is a nightmare.
Yes, it can be secured.
No, it is not straightforward.
I'm also not going to respond to a non-expert's plea for information with unnecessary minutiae like the differences between LM, NT, and NTLM hashes or the differences between NTLMv1/v2 and NetNTLM. My ommissions were intentional because i'm trying to make my comment approachable.
In a default, non-hardened Windows environment, NTLM is a nightmare. Yes, it can be secured. No, it is not straightforward.