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Re:Microsoft Mishandling Example.com by gruez on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:18PM (#46735029)
I don't think there's any evidence that windows sends cleartext passwords. The whole reason why NTLM is a thing is to avoid sending cleartext passwords.
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Re:Microsoft Mishandling Example.com by lazide on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:37PM (#46735275)
Outlook appears to be
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Re:Microsoft Mishandling Example.com by p_ing on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:42PM (#46735331)
The 'https://' disagrees with your 'sending clear text passwords' statement.
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Re:Microsoft Mishandling Example.com by lazide on Friday January 23, 2026 @04:03PM (#46737889)
It’s clear text to the receiving server, which is what we’re talking about, not one way hashed.
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