IIS / Security / SharePoint 2010
NTLM, keep alive connections and the 401.1 loop
An authentication prompt that never resolves can be a connection behaviour problem hiding behind a credential problem.
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Security
Authentication, patching, exposure and the controls that sit around a SharePoint farm.
Security work is often a chain of small assumptions. These notes look at the links in that chain, from web server behaviour to patch levels and the evidence left in logs.
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Outside reading
Useful references
Keep the current product documentation close when applying advice from an older entry.
- Microsoft Security Response Center (opens in a new tab)Security advisories, update guidance and vulnerability response information.
- Microsoft Security blog (opens in a new tab)Microsoft guidance on security research, response and platform protection.
- Microsoft Support (opens in a new tab)Support articles, troubleshooting steps and product help from Microsoft.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint administration (opens in a new tab)Operational guidance for service settings, site management and the modern admin experience.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint documentation (opens in a new tab)The starting point for current SharePoint administration, development and hybrid guidance.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint search (opens in a new tab)Documentation for search architecture, crawling and result management.
- Microsoft Learn: PowerShell documentation (opens in a new tab)Language reference, cmdlet documentation and guidance for repeatable automation.
- PowerShell Gallery (opens in a new tab)A public repository for PowerShell modules and scripts. Review package provenance before use.