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, ...

Two security vulnerabilities in Microsoft's NTLM authentication protocol allow attackers to bypass the MIC (Message Integrity Code) protection and downgrade NTLM security features leading to full ...

Historically, Windows NT supports two variants of challenge/response authentication for network logons: LAN Manager (LM) challenge/response Windows NT challenge/response (also known as NTLM version 1 ...

Two critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's NTLM authentication protocol consisting of three logical flaws make it possible for attackers to run remote code and authenticate on machines running any ...

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 Improves Windows Security with a Path to Move Off NTLM Your email has been sent It’s time to stop relying on the insecure authentication protocol built into Windows. Microsoft is making it ...

NTLM is a less secure protocol for authenticating Windows network access. Follow these steps to begin migration off it or to limit its use. Older protocols are hard to kill. From consumer-based ...

Microsoft recently announced its plans to disable the legacy New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases. The software giant disclosed that the move is designed ...

The path to eradicating this ancient protocol and security sinkhole won’t be easy, but the time has come for its complete eradication. Microsoft has hinted at a possible end to NTLM a few times, but ...

I have a software vendor installing an application on a server in my domain and they're requesting that NTLM authentication be disabled on the server. I'm still trying to get a clear explanation of ...