Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections.
Microsoft rolls out new Kerberos protections to block RC4 encryption, with enforcement mode becoming mandatory for domain controllers in 2026.
Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, but also urged customers to stop using the aging RC4 cipher and SHA-1 hashing function in their systems and ...
About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...
Microsoft has finally decided to discontinue the RC4 encryption method that has been supported by default in Windows for 26 years. By eliminating this old technology, which has been the target of ...
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Although RC4 encryption should already be a thing of the past, it is still used sporadically today. Microsoft has now announced that it will remove Rivest Cipher 4 from Kerberos. This is intended to ...
Microsoft's scheduled security patches were accompanied by cryptography-related recommendations to stop using RC4 cipher and SHA-1 Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, ...