For the past few years, Microsoft has been phasing out NTLM in Windows in favor of Kerberos based alternatives. Starting with the next versions of client and server editions of Windows, Microsoft will also be disabling the legacy authentication protocol by default . In the latest security baseline package for Windows Server 2025, the company is already allowing customers to audit incoming configurations . Now, it has announced a wave of changes to further reduce dependencies on NTLM. With an...
