US EditionMicrosoft to Disable NTLM by Default as a Step Towards More Secure Authentication
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NTLM comes from the early days of Windows and has been considered a security risk for years. Microsoft is now working on the default deactivation of the protocol in future Windows versions and wants to realize this in three stages.
Microsoft to Disable NTLM by Default as a Step Towards More Secure Authentication
The transition away from NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager), a legacy authentication protocol that has existed in Windows for over three decades, is being accelerated. The company has announced a phased roadmap to reduce, restrict, and ultimately disable NTLM by default in upcoming Windows releases, marking a significant evolution in Windows authentication security. NTLM has […] The post Microsoft to Disable NTLM by Default as a Step Towards More…
Microsoft wants to deactivate the unsafe NTLM protocol by default with the next Windows Server version. However, its release date remains open.
Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos
Microsoft has announced a three-phase approach to phase out New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) as part of its efforts to shift Windows environments toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. The development comes more than two years after the tech giant revealed its plans to deprecate the legacy technology, citing its susceptibility to weaknesses that could facilitate relay attacks and allow bad
Microsoft is finally burying NTLM, an old Windows authentication protocol created in 1993. Having become a prime entry point for credential theft, the protocol was massively exploited by hackers. To improve OS security, the company will disable NTLM by default in future versions of Windows, in favor of more modern solutions like Kerberos.
Microsoft disables NTLM in Windows
Microsoft has announced that the phase-out of NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is now transitioning to disabling the protocol by default, in an effort to increase security in Windows 11 and Windows Server. NTLM is a series of security protocols that were introduced in the 1990s, but since Kerberos became the default protocol in Windows 2000, its use has declined with each passing year. Still, many legacy enterprise systems still support or use NTLM, making…
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