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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/lanmanauth.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/lanmanauth.xml index e293242472..0a8fdd3ef3 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/lanmanauth.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/lanmanauth.xml @@ -8,7 +8,23 @@ using the LANMAN password hash. If disabled, only clients which support NT password hashes (e.g. Windows NT/2000 clients, smbclient, etc... but not Windows 95/98 or the MS DOS network client) will be able to connect to the Samba host.</para> + + <para>The LANMAN encrypted response is easily broken, due to it's + case-insensitive nature, and the choice of algorithm. Servers + without Windows 95/98 or MS DOS clients are advised to disable + this option. </para> + <para>Unlike the <command moreinfo="none">encypt + passwords</command> option, this parameter cannot alter client + behaviour, and the LANMAN response will still be sent over the + network. See the <command moreinfo="none">client lanman + auth</command> to disable this for Samba's clients (such as smbclient)</para> + + <para>If this option, and <command moreinfo="none">ntlm + auth</command> are both disabled, then only NTLMv2 logins will be + permited. Not all clients support NTLMv2, and most will require + special configuration to us it.</para> + <para>Default : <command moreinfo="none">lanman auth = yes</command></para> </listitem> </samba:parameter> |