<samba:parameter name="encrypt passwords"
context="G"
type="boolean"
+ deprecated="1"
xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
+ <para>This parameter has been deprecated since Samba 4.11 and
+ support for plaintext (as distinct from NTLM, NTLMv2
+ or Kerberos authentication)
+ will be removed in a future Samba release.</para>
+ <para>That is, in the future, the current default of
+ <command>encrypt passwords = yes</command>
+ will be the enforced behaviour.</para>
<para>This boolean controls whether encrypted passwords
will be negotiated with the client. Note that Windows NT 4.0 SP3 and
above and also Windows 98 will by default expect encrypted passwords