โฑ๏ธย 60-Second Bitsย ๐
๐จ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐? ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต.
Many administrators assume Smart Cards eliminate password-related risks. They donโt.
By default,ย ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ผ๐ปย replaces the password with a randomย ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต, but that hash can remain unchanged indefinitely.
To reduce the risk:
โ Enableย ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปย so the hash changes automatically based on your password policy.
โ Add privileged accounts to theย ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ย group to prevent NT hash caching inย ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฆย and enforce Kerberos-only authentication.
Smart Cards are an excellent security control-but theyโre only part of the solution.
