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Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.

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[–] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

This gives hope. A rare positive headline.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

For the last decade I have been using IISCrypto to neuter older and obsolete algorithms. I just apply the most recent PCI profile and restart.

Now granted, this program is unknown to many security professionals I talk to, which is why I mention it here: it works on all NT versions of Windows after Vista. Super-easy to restrict a system to the stronger and more secure algorithms.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Been a Windows admin since Server 2012R2 and I'm just now hearing about this?

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're doing it to jam something proprietary into SMB and try to cut samba out.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Microsoft is a machine fueled by monkey paw wishes.

You want to force users off a garbage algorithm? Your wish is granted, now you have to use this new proprietary algorithm that has a major flaw that will be discovered just after you get comfortable with it.

You want to be able to change audio devices with just two clicks? Wish granted, but the apps just use whatever device they wanted anyway and now the sound control panel (the only guaranteed way to change devices) is buried even further in the UI.

You want more control over your updates? Wish granted, but now your OS is an agentic OS