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Kerberos

The ticket-based login protocol Windows domains use.

Kerberos issues tickets that prove who you are to services without sending your password around. Attacks such as Kerberoasting and golden tickets abuse how those tickets are issued or forged to crack passwords or impersonate any user.

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