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diff --git a/doc/wiki/Authentication.Mechanisms.NTLM.txt b/doc/wiki/Authentication.Mechanisms.NTLM.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..46b5750 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/wiki/Authentication.Mechanisms.NTLM.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +NTLM +==== + +There are four authentication submethods inside the NTLM: + + 1. LM: server nonce only, highly vulnerable to MITM and rogue server attacks. + 2. NTLM: different algorithm, almost equally vulnerable as LM today. + 3. NTLM2: server and client nonce, but MITM can force downgrade to NTLM/LM. + 4. NTLMv2: server and client nonce, MITM can't force downgrade. + +NTLM <password scheme> [Authentication.PasswordSchemes.txt] is required for +NTLM, NTLM2 and NTLMv2. + +NTLMv2 can not be negotiated. It must be explicitly enabled on the client side +by setting registry key below to at least 3: + + * Win9x: + 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\LMCompatibility' + * WinNT: + 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\LMCompatibilityLevel' + +Dovecot's NTLM logic is: + + 1. If we have only LM password scheme, try LM authentication; + 2. If client sends LM response only (some very old clients do it), try LM too; + + 3. If NTLMv2 is guessed (using client response length), try NTLMv2; + 4. If NTLM2 was negotiated, try it; + 5. Otherwise try NTLM. + +For more information about NTLM internals, see http://ubiqx.org/cifs/ and +http://davenport.sourceforge.net/ntlm.html + +(This file was created from the wiki on 2019-06-19 12:42) |