Steve SyfuhsDec 16, 2022

I don't have the mental capacity to do a whole lot of socialing across all the different sites these days, so here's a list of greatest hits.

https://syfuhs.net/what-happens-when-you-type-your-password-into-windows

What Happens When you Type Your Password into Windows?

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you type your password into the Windows logon screen and hit enter?

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SSO and...stuff.

https://syfuhs.net/how-windows-single-sign-on-works

How Windows Single Sign-On Works

Have you ever wondered how Windows does Single Sign-on?

Dec 16, 2022 at 6:14pmWeb
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Remote desktop https://syfuhs.net/how-authentication-works-when-you-use-remote-desktop
How Authentication Works when you use Remote Desktop

Have you ever wondered how authentication works for things like Remote Desktop?

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Kerberos! A lot of kerberos. https://syfuhs.net/a-bit-about-kerberos
Kerberos Explained in a Little Too Much Detail

Kerberos is an authenticated key agreement protocol based on the Needham-Schroeder protocol. That's too complicated -- let's break it down a little.

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Probably the most popular one: Disabling RC4 is a PITA FFS GDit https://syfuhs.net/lessons-in-disabling-rc4-in-active-directory
Lessons in Disabling RC4 in Active Directory

Customer lessons learned when disabling RC4 in Active Directory.

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If you read all those without falling asleep or getting angry, check out all the other ridiculous things I've written about Windows auth: https://syfuhs.net/understanding-windows-auth
Understanding Windows Authentication

So, you want to understand all the fiddly bits about authentication in Windows?

Show threadLibby BrownDec 16, 2022
@SteveSyfuhs thank you for my holiday break reading list.
Show threadJosh SorefDec 18, 2022
@SteveSyfuhs cool. Fwiw there are places where it's and its should be swapped, esp "it's password" and "its genuine".
Show threadSteve SyfuhsDec 18, 2022
@jsoref did you seriously just come here to tell me I misused apostrophes in a few places? In a blog post? That originated as a Twitter thread? Two years ago? Why do you think that's an appropriate thing to do?
Show threadJosh SorefDec 18, 2022
@SteveSyfuhs sorry. I find it worthwhile to update living documents. It helps people reading in translation amongst other things.
Show threadAgnes of the DogsDec 19, 2022
@SteveSyfuhs And stuff, guve those pups a treat
Show threadAnn JohnsonDec 19, 2022
@SteveSyfuhs love these pups