Update Kerberos/NTLM docs#2299
Merged
mjcheetham merged 2 commits intogit-ecosystem:mainfrom Mar 23, 2026
Merged
Conversation
Add a section to the NTLM docs explaining the risks of NTLM over SPNEGO, and include a workaround about how to disable NTLM across all of Windows. Signed-off-by: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
Add a section to the Kerberos/NTLM docs about an issue in Git that prevents Negotiate authentication from being performed in 'auto' mode. The `http.emptyAuth` setting must be explicitly set to `true`. Signed-off-by: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
2 participants
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Clarify the risks of NTLM fallback during SPNEGO negotiation and offer instructions for disabling NTLM.
Detail the bug and workaround for enabling Kerberos authentication in Git.