SMB Authentication: The Basics


Passwords: Plaintext vs. Encrypted

Plaintext

Should be simple, but...

  • UPPER/lower case issues.
  • Obvious security problems.

Encrypted

  • Protect the Password.
  • Fixed formulae (can) mean less ambiguity.

In Samba, use the encrypt passwords option to enable/disable password encryption.

See the files in Samba's docs/Registry/ directory for Windows Registry settings.

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