DCE/RPC over SMB: Samba and Windows NT Domain Internals
Jeremy Allison
jeremy at valinux.com
Mon Jan 10 19:01:05 GMT 2000
Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>
> It's now available from Macmillan Technical Publishing.
I know - I just bought it :-).
> The only source of information publicly available on Windows NT
> authentication and password-update methods, including NTLMv1, NTLMv2,
> NTLMSSP, the Domain Logon Protocol (NETLOGON and NETLOGON "Secure
> Channel"), Windows 95 user, NT user and NT Administrative password
> changes, and how the SAM database is encrypted when transferred from a PDC
> to a BDC.
>
> It also contains information on how to understand, at a very detailed and
> boring level, NT Domain traffic (DCE/RPC) such as NT Domain Logons and
> running User Manager for Domains. It also matches official MSDN functions
> with unpublished Microsoft APIs, evidence for the existence of which can
> only be deduced from examining network traces or by purchasing an NT
> Source Code License.
>
> Despite what it says on the cover, this book is, "An expert guide to
> improving the efficiency and security *OF* Windows NT".
>
> Enjoy.
It's also a *VERY* good book.
Congratulations Luke - you really did a nice job on this
one.
Now I can use your own words to argue with you about
packet details :-) :-).
Jeremy.
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