Windows Report

Microsoft Introduces New Kerberos Features to Help Replace NTLM in Windows 11

Microsoft is introducing IAKerb and LocalKDC in Windows Insider builds to reduce NTLM dependency and expand Kerberos ...

Microsoft Edge to replace master password with Windows Hello authentication

Microsoft ended support for password master in Edge on June 4, 2026, in favour of Windows Hello.
TechRadar

Microsoft is ditching password-based authentication tomorrow – Edge browser will switch to Windows Hello access

Microsoft is killing the master password feature in Edge, and is moving to newer, more secure solutions. Edge is Microsoft’s internet browser, based on Chromium. Among other things it has a built-in ...
Neowin

Microsoft is making Windows more secure, here is how IT admins need to prepare

For the past few years, Microsoft has been talking about how it is slowly, but surely, phasing out NTLM in Windows installations in favor of Kerberos-based alternatives. Although some versions of the ...
Neowin

Microsoft is making significant improvements to SMB authentication in Windows 11

Microsoft has enabled a preview feature by default in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25206. It is related to improving the security of SMB NTLM authentication and reducing attack surfaces.
Windows Report

Microsoft Entra ID SSPR Will Soon Require Registered Authentication Methods

According to Microsoft 365 Message Center notice MC1325414, SSPR will soon accept only registered authentication methods.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: May Windows updates cause AD authentication failures

Microsoft is investigating a known issue causing authentication failures for some Windows services after installing updates released during the May 2022 Patch Tuesday. This comes after Windows admins ...