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What Happens When you Type Your Password into Windows?

Published Sep 9, 2020 | Posted in Windows

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you type your password into the Windows logon screen and hit enter? Read Article

About Steve Syfuhs

Steve Syfuhs is a developer on the Windows Cryptography, Identity, and Authentication team at Microsoft building authentication stuff for all your favorite operating systems.

KDC Proxy for Remote Access

Published May 27, 2020

There's a little known feature in Windows called the KDC Proxy that lets clients communicate with KDC servers over an HTTPS channel instead of TCP.

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Why is Kerberos Terrible?

Published Dec 31, 2018

Tl;dr; It’s really not. As we build new protocols we should remember all the things we got right with Kerberos and account for all the things we got wrong.

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