Re: Logon protocols

From: Keith W. McCammon (km_at_km.com)
Date: 06/13/03 

Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:09:55 -0400

> What's the name of the protocol used by Windows NT
> Workstation when logging in to a domain account in a
> Windows NT domain? Is the same protocol used when login
> in to a Windows 2000 AD domain? Where can I find technical
> details of the protocol(s) used? (Basically I just want to
> know the details of how passwords get encrypted/hashed.)

Windows NT uses a LanMan hash, whereas Windows 2000 (native mode) uses
Kerberos-based authentication. You can find the details of either via
Google.

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