An ancient network authentication protocol has received its first death notice. The protocol, which has roots going back to the first local area network days of the 1980s, is called Microsoft NTLM, ...

Microsoft this week indicated that it plans to eliminate the need to use the New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol in Windows 11, with Kerberos taking its place. NTLM use has long been a ...

The various versions of Windows have used Kerberos as its main authentication protocol for over 20 years. However, in certain circumstances, the OS has to use another method, NTLM (NT LAN Manager).

Google provides assistance in cracking NTLM hashes, provoking Microsoft and also admins who are concerned about the security ...

Back in October last year, Microsoft expressed its desire to eventually disable NTLM authentication. The company on its official website has updated the list of deprecated Windows features where it ...

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...

Microsoft releases mitigations for a Windows NT LAN Manager exploit that forces remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that can be easily cracked. Microsoft was quick to respond with a fix ...

Microsoft warns of credential-stealing NTLM relay attacks against Windows domain controllers Your email has been sent Microsoft is sounding an alert about a threat against Windows domain controllers ...

Microsoft has released mitigations for the new PetitPotam NTLM relay attack that allows taking over a domain controller or other Windows servers. PetitPotam is a new method that can be used to conduct ...