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Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) servers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) servers

Description

This security setting allows a server to require the negotiation of message confidentiality (encryption), message integrity, 128-bit encryption, or NTLMv2 session security. These values are dependent on the LAN Manager Authentication Level security setting value.

  • Require message integrity. The connection will fail if message integrity is not negotiated. The integrity of a message can be assessed through message signing. Message signing proves that the message has not been tampered with by attaching a cryptographic signature which identifies the sender and is a numeric representation of the contents of the message. This signature ensures that the message has not been tampered with.

  • Require message confidentiality. The connection will fail if encryption is not negotiated. Encryption converts data into a form that is not readable by anyone until decrypted.

  • Require NTLMv2 session security. The connection will fail if the NTLMv2 protocol is not negotiated. For more information about NTLM and NTLMv2, see Logon and Authentication; at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.

  • Require 128-bit encryption. The connection will fail if strong encryption (128-bit) is not negotiated.

Default: No requirements.

Configuring this security setting

You can configure this security setting by opening the appropriate policy and expanding the console tree as such: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\

For specific instructions about how to configure security policy settings, see Edit security settings on a Group Policy object.

Important

  • This setting will apply to any computers running Windows 2000 through changes in the registry but the security setting will not be viewable through the Security Configuration Manager tool set.

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