docs: deprecate "client NTLMv2 auth"
authorAndrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>
Thu, 5 Sep 2019 04:54:01 +0000 (16:54 +1200)
committerStefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:52:19 +0000 (13:52 +0000)
This parameter is appicable only to SMBv1 and we are deprecating SMBv1 specific
authentication options for possible removal.

BUG: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14460

Signed-off-by: Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
(cherry picked from commit 5543c11c8b007b49641758428af7ba3976683438)

docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/clientntlmv2auth.xml

index f42f627bc08167a07b960e28ab7e60782da6bbc5..9b47944dfcc1138a04cc0087eb8d8f794efe78dd 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 <samba:parameter name="client NTLMv2 auth"
                  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 4.13 and
+    support for NTLM and LanMan (as distinct from NTLMv2 or
+    Kerberos authentication)
+    will be removed in a future Samba release.</para>
+    <para>That is, in the future, the current default of
+    <command>client NTLMv2 auth = yes</command>
+    will be the enforced behaviour.</para>
+
     <para>This parameter determines whether or not <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle>
     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will attempt to
     authenticate itself to servers using the NTLMv2 encrypted password