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  1. Windows Kerberos RC4 End of Life: AES Keys Default by Mid 2026

    Microsoft’s long-standing accommodation for the RC4 cipher in Windows authentication is finally getting a firm end date: by mid‑2026 domain controllers (KDCs) running Windows Server 2008 and later will default to AES‑SHA1 session keys for Kerberos and RC4 will be disabled by default, leaving RC4...

  2. Wyden Asks FTC to Probe Microsoft Over Default Security After Ascension Ransomware

    Microsoft’s cybersecurity posture is under renewed fire after U.S. Senator Ron Wyden urged the Federal Trade Commission to open a formal investigation into the company’s default security settings, arguing that Microsoft shipped “dangerous, insecure software” that materially enabled a 2024...
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    Windows 7 How to add RC4 encryption successor to Internet Explorer 11?

    How to add RC4 encryption successor to Internet Explorer 11? - Windows 7 Help Forums Due to some reasons I (have to) use occasionally Internet Explorer 11. It still works for most of the websites except some advanced which disabled RC4 encryption. For webpages from these server I got an...
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  4. Microsoft security advisory: Update for disabling RC4

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  5. RC4 is now deprecated in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11

    In September 2015, Microsoft announced the end-of-support for the RC4 cipher in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 in 2016, as there is consensus across the industry that RC4 is no longer cryptographically secure. Today, we are releasing KB3151631 with the August 9, 2016 cumulative updates...
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  6. Ending support for the RC4 cipher in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11

    Today, Microsoft is announcing the end-of-support of the RC4 cipher in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11. Starting in early 2016, the RC4 cipher will be disabled by-default and will not be used during TLS fallback negotiations. There is consensus across the industry that RC4 is no longer...
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  7. Update for Disabling RC4 in .NET TLS - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (May 13, 2014): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for Microsoft .NET Framework that disables RC4 in Transport Layer Security (TLS) through the modification of the system registry. Use of RC4 in TLS could allow an attacker to...
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  8. Update for Disabling RC4 - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT to address known weaknesses in RC4. The update...
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  9. Authenticity and the November 2013 Security Updates

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  10. Microsoft Security Advisory (2868725): Update for Disabling RC4 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT to address known weaknesses in RC4. The update supports the...
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  11. Microsoft Security Advisory (2868725): Update for Disabling RC4 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT to address known weaknesses in RC4. The update supports the...
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  12. RC4 pre-authentication failure for the Network Service account in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windo

    Fixes an issue in which the Network Service account experiences logon failure on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 if the default authentication type for pre-authentication is set to RC4. More...
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