Microsoft is investigating a new known issue causing enterprise domain controllers to experience Kerberos authentication problems after installing security updates released to address CVE-2020-17049 ...

Microsoft is introducing IAKerb and LocalKDC in Windows Insider builds to reduce NTLM dependency and expand Kerberos ...

All signs point towards the April 2026 update for Windows being pretty major in terms of new features and changes to the operating system. So far, the optional preview update has introduced support ...

Authentication sits at the heart of enterprise security, making passwords and the authentication mechanisms that use them, prime targets for cybercriminals. For more than 90% of organizations that use ...

Server: Fully-patched 2008 R2, running Certificate Services. The /certsrv virtual directory is using (I believe) default settings. Specifically, this means it's using Windows Authentication, with NTLM ...

As the main authentication protocol for Windows enterprise networks, Kerberos has long been a favored hacking playground for security researchers and cybercriminals alike. While the focus has been on ...

Robust passwords remain the cornerstone of online security, even as malicious actors sharpen their attacks. Consider the threat from AS-REP roasting – and the defenses organizations must deploy to ...

If you haven’t already, now is the time to reset your Kerberos password — take proactive action to ensure that you are one step ahead and prepared nearly a year in advance of future hardening. Do you ...

The Kerberos authentication method originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1980s, as part of a project called Athena. The project involved integrating the computers on the MIT ...

A regular reset of the KRBTGT account password will help prevent golden ticket attacks that allow wide unauthorized access to your network. Most large enterprises regularly change their Kerberos ...