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Machine Account

An Active Directory account that represents a computer or service rather than a person. Machine accounts often hold broad privileges, which makes them high-value targets for relay attacks.

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How NTLM Relay Attacks Bypass Authentication

NTLM relay attacks don't crack passwords, they forward a legitimate authentication to a different service. Here is how the technique works and why it keeps breaking Windows environments.

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