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    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...
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    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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    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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    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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    Authenticity and the November 2013 Security Updates

    If you haven't had a chance to see the movie Gravity, I highly recommend you take the time to check it out. The plot moves a bit slowly at times, but director Alfonso Cuaron's work portrayal of zero gravity is worth the ticket price alone. Add in stellar acting and you end up with an epic movie...
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    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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    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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    • advisory application cipher cryptography cybersecurity developers microsoft rc4 registry schannel security supported editions update v1.0 version 1.0 weakness windows 7 windows 8 windows server
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