Apps aquiring tickets

Jeffrey Altman jaltman at columbia.edu
Thu May 8 18:51:04 EDT 2003


In article <1052394033.17867.10.camel at cox-pc.spinnakernet.com>,
Ben Cox <cox at spinnakernet.com> wrote:
: Unfortunately, I think that Windows actually stores your long-term
: secret in the volatile info associated with your login session, and it
: may just use that when it needs to get new tickets on your behalf.  But
: I'm really just half-remembering at this point.
: 
: -- Ben

In order for Windows to perform NTLM based authentication, it must maintain
the long-term secret in memory.  This secret is used to obtain fresh TGTs
prior to their expiration when the system is awake; or upon awaking from
suspension or hibernation.

- Jeff

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