Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers

Information

Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to connect to third-party SMB servers

If this security setting is enabled, the Server Message Block (SMB) redirector is allowed to send plaintext passwords to non-Microsoft SMB servers that do not support password encryption during authentication.

Sending unencrypted passwords is a security risk.

Default: Disabled.

Solution

Policy Path: Security Options
Policy Setting Name: Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers

See Also

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-server-2022-security-baseline/ba-p/2724685

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-5

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: aece3ef94ef37c4972f7f90541bb2fac1a905b34157e82d01bf5fa9f2c3b6f57