Re: NTLM question

From: Robert Collins <robert.collins@dont-contact.us>
Date: 22 Aug 2001 09:56:31 +1000

On 22 Aug 2001 01:01:22 +0200, Henrik Nordstrom wrote:
> Robert Collins wrote:
>
> > Exactly. NTLM CANNOT reach large popularity on the internet today,
> > because of it's problem with proxy servers.
>
> The main scope of NTLM is signle sign-on for a NT Domain. As such it has very
> little to do with Internet.
>
> For "encrypted" logins, the digest scheme is very much preferable.

I agree absolutely. I was rebutting the assertion made by an earlier
poster that NTLM _was becoming popular_. I personally think NTLM is a
very risky protocol to run anywhere :}.

Rob

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