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    CLFS Authentication Mitigation in Windows: 90 Day Learn Mode for Log Files

    Microsoft has added a defensive integrity check to the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver: CLFS now attaches a hash‑based message authentication code (HMAC) to each Base Log File (.blf) and its containers, validates that HMAC before parsing, and will refuse to open any logfile whose...
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    CLFS Logfile Authentication: HMAC Hardening and Admin Playbook

    Microsoft’s new CLFS hardening changes the threat model for log‑file parsing and forces operators to rethink how logs are created, moved and opened across systems. The Common Log File System (CLFS) driver now attaches hash‑based message authentication codes (HMACs) to CLFS base logfiles and...