

Virtualization-based security Windows NTLM and Kerberos derived credentials and other secrets run in a protected environment that is isolated from the running operating system.Hardware security NTLM, Kerberos, and Credential Manager take advantage of platform security features, including Secure Boot and virtualization, to protect credentials.Windows Defender Credential Guard prevents these attacks by protecting NTLM password hashes, Kerberos Ticket Granting Tickets, and credentials stored by applications as domain credentials.īy enabling Windows Defender Credential Guard, the following features and solutions are provided:


Unauthorized access to these secrets can lead to credential theft attacks, such as Pass-the-Hash or Pass-The-Ticket. Windows Defender Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate secrets so that only privileged system software can access them.
