Understanding Windows Authentication Published Jun 13, 2022 | Posted in Authentication So, you want to understand all the fiddly bits about authentication in Windows? Read Article About Steve Syfuhs Steve Syfuhs is a developer on the Windows Authentication team at Microsoft. Read More about Steve Mastodon github.com/SteveSyfuhs
How does Remote Credential Guard Work? Published Feb 26, 2022 Remote Credential Guard is a secure way of connecting to RDP servers. Read Article | Windows
Windows Hello Cloud Trust Published Feb 22, 2022 Windows Hello Cloud Trust simplifies deployment considerably. Read Article | Windows
How Azure AD Kerberos Works Published Dec 1, 2021 Azure AD Kerberos is a modern form of Kerberos for hybrid environments. Read Article | Windows
On Computer Passwords Published Sep 23, 2021 Computer accounts have passwords. Here's some facts about them. Read Article | Authentication
A Bit About the Local Security Authority Published Aug 5, 2021 The Local Security Authority is what oversees the security in Windows. Read Article | Windows
MFA is Hard to do Right Published May 7, 2021 MFA is critical to securing the world, but it's hard to do right. Here's why. Read Article | Authentication
Killing NTLM is Hard Published May 5, 2021 The NTLM authentication protocol just won't die. Read Article | Windows
Lessons in Disabling RC4 in Active Directory Published Mar 2, 2021 Customer lessons learned when disabling RC4 in Active Directory. Read Article | Active Directory
Protecting Against Credential Theft in Windows Published Feb 12, 2021 Going passwordless is an integral part of eliminating credential theft. Here's why. Read Article | Authentication
How Managed Service Accounts in Active Directory Work Published Feb 4, 2021 Managed Service Accounts in Windows allow administrators to automate password management for accounts. Here's how they work. Read Article | Active Directory
What Happens When you Type Your Password into Windows? Published Sep 9, 2020 Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you type your password into the Windows logon screen and hit enter? Read Article | Windows
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. Read Article | Authentication
On Token Binding Published Aug 21, 2018 Token Binding is an incredibly important step in protecting your identity on the internet. Read Article | Development
Creating Custom Windows Credential Providers in .NET Published Oct 15, 2017 Credential Providers transfer user-supplied credentials to the security stack in Windows. They're COM-based, so you can build your own in .NET. Read Article | Development