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LAN Manager

LAN Manager is a discontinued network operating system (NOS) available from multiple vendors and developed by Microsoft in cooperation with 3Com Corporation. It was designed to succeed 3Com's 3+Share network server software which ran atop a heavily modified version of MS-DOS.

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Developer
Microsoft, 3Com
Final release
2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Initial release
1987; 39 years ago (1987)
License
Proprietary
Marketing target
Local area networking
OS family
OS/2

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Password hashing algorithm

Security weaknesses

Workarounds

Reasons for continued use of LM hash

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LAN Manager

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples120
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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LAN Manager

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related to Workarounds · 36
LAN Manager → Active Directory, DES, DESeach, DOSCHARSET, For, Furthermore, Group Policy, It, Kerberos, KGS, LanMan, LM, MD4, Microsoft, NetBIOS-enabled, NT, NTLM, NTLMv1, NTLMv2, On
related to history · 35
LAN Manager → Despite, Digital, Digital Communications Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation's Pathworks, IBM, In, It, LAN Manager/X, Microsoft, Microsoft's, MS-DOS, MS-Net, MS-OS/2, MS-Xenix, NBF, NBT, NetBIOS, NetBIOS Frames, Novell NetWare, OpenVMS
related to Security weaknesses · 11
LAN Manager → Active Directory Environments, Although, DES, Kerberos, LM, NTLM, Starting, The, This, Windows NT, Windows Vista
related to External links · 8
LAN Manager → Bitsavers, February, Guide, Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft LAN Manager User's, MS-DOS, PDF, Wayback Machine
see also · 4
LAN Manager → NT LAN ManagerActive DirectoryPassword, Program Load, RPL, Security Account Manager
related to Versions · 3
LAN Manager → Basic/Enhanced, Many, MS LAN Manager
Developer · 1
LAN Manager → Microsoft, 3Com
Final release · 1
LAN Manager → 2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Initial release · 1
LAN Manager → 1987; 39 years ago (1987)
License · 1
LAN Manager → Proprietary

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password lm hash manager lan microsoft windows used hashing characters des server security nt ntlm using protocol many authentication attacks

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LAN ManagerDeveloperMicrosoft, 3Com1.00infobox
LAN ManagerFinal release2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)1.00infobox
LAN ManagerInitial release1987; 39 years ago (1987)1.00infobox
LAN ManagerLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
LAN ManagerMarketing targetLocal area networking1.00infobox
LAN ManagerOS familyOS/21.00infobox
LAN ManagerPackage managerNone1.00infobox
LAN ManagerPreceded byMS-Net, Xenix-NET, 3+Share1.00infobox
LAN ManagerSource modelClosed source1.00infobox
LAN ManagerSucceeded byMicrosoft Windows NT 3.11.00infobox
LAN ManagerSupported platformsx861.00infobox
LAN ManagerUpdate methodRe-installation1.00infobox
LAN ManagerWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
LAN Manageris adiscontinued network operating system0.90text

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