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Kerberos

Kerberos is the ticket-based authentication protocol used by Active Directory. Clients get time-limited tickets from a domain controller instead of answering challenges from each server, which makes it more resistant to relay than NTLM.

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What Is an NTLM Hash Leak and How Attackers Use It

An NTLM hash leak sends a Windows user's authentication response to an attacker's server. Learn how it happens and how to limit the damage.

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