Microsoft will kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/microsoft-will-finally-kill-obsolete-cipher-that-has-wreaked-decades-of-havoc/

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The weak #RC4 for administrative #authentication has been a #hacker holy grail for decades.
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https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-will-finally-kill-an-encryption-cipher-that-enabled-a-decade-of-windows-hacks/

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supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating #hacks that exploited it & recently faced blistering criticism from a prominent senator. When the software maker rolled out #ActiveDirectory in 2000, it made #RC4 a sole means of securing the #Windows component, which admins use to configure & provision fellow admin & user accts inside large orgs
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/2244255/microsoft-will-finally-kill-obsolete-cipher-that-has-wrecked-decades-of-havoc

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

https://piefed.social/c/cybersecurity/p/1574488/microsoft-will-finally-kill-obsolete-cipher-that-has-wreaked-decades-of-havoc