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Re: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment
From: The Little Prince <thelittleprince () asteroid-b612 org>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 16:09:46 -0600 (MDT)
On Sat, 27 May 2006, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
On 2006-05-25 feedb4ck () z4ck org wrote:Although it is a well known fact that Windows desktops and servers still use LM Hashes and cache the last ten userids and passwords locally, just in-case an Active Directory, Domain, or NDS tree are not available, has anyone thought about the consequences of this issue in a hot-desking, or flexible working environment?That's why you use policies to disable use of LM hashes and caching of passwords in environments like that.
Exactly. You don't do caching on computers that won't ever come off the network. i.e. don't do it on desktops. If you have that much of a problem with AD being unavailable, you better look more closely at your AD architecture. You may do caching on laptops, and then i'd hope you don't have people sharing laptops. If you do, well then, that's another story requiring careful consideration, but a little off-topic. --Tony .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.- Anthony J. Biacco Systems/Network Administrator thelittleprince () asteroid-b612 org http://www.asteroid-b612.org "as I always say, why go Merlot, when you can call a Cab?" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-
Current thread:
- LM hashes in a hot-desking environment feedb4ck (May 26)
- Re: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment 3APA3A (May 27)
- Re: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (May 27)
- Re: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment The Little Prince (May 29)
- RE: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment Roger A. Grimes (May 27)