Microsoft is preparing one of the most consequential security shifts in Windows in decades, turning off NTLM authentication by default and pushing organizations toward modern, Kerberos based sign in.

No more compromises, just faster and safer sign-ins.

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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 ...

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