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windows security roadmap
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The Windows security roadmap tag covers Microsoft's phased plan to reduce reliance on NTLM authentication in Windows and Windows Server. Key themes include a Kerberos-first default, eventual disabling of network NTLM by default in the next major Windows Server and client releases, and compatibility features to ease migration. Microsoft has clarified it will not remove NTLM entirely and has not set a final calendar date for full deprecation. Discussions focus on enterprise IT security, authentication changes, and audit logs for tracking NTLM usage during the transition.
Microsoft’s latest clarification on NTLM’s long-promised phase-out is both clearer and more cautious than many in the security community hoped: the company has laid out a phased roadmap that will push organizations away from NTLM, introduce Kerberos-first defaults and compatibility features, and...