Microsoft rolls out new Kerberos protections to block RC4 encryption, with enforcement mode becoming mandatory for domain controllers in 2026.

I have a client that I recently acquired from another entity. Today I tried to join a new PC to the domain and it would not take. I checked DNS and made certain the client has the domain controller as ...

Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases ...

Many companies rely on Microsoft products, including Windows, Active Directory, ADFS, OWA, and RDP, in their business processes. That's why the importance of two-factor authentication (2FA or MFA) for ...

Microsoft’s Encrypting File System, which is used to encrypt data on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 computers, relies on a public key certificate. If you don’t have a public-key infrastructure, EFS ...

My old laptop, Windows 11, is joined to a Windows domain. I would like to migrate my settings over to the new one, but Microsoft doesn't allow this when your PC is joined to a domain. Everything is ...

If the Server is not operational message keeps troubling you when adding a trusted domain user to a trusted domain in Windows Server, then this post may help you resolve the issue. When you click ...

Microsoft has confirmed customer reports of NTLM authentication failures and high load after installing last month's Windows Server security updates. According to a new entry added to the Windows ...

Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other users can see your computer, and you can enable file and printer sharing. If ...

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 ...

The Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, which is included with Windows Server 2008 R2, can be used to perform password and account search operations against Active Directory Domain ...