Re: LM hashes in a hot-desking environment

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

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.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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