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Performance difference Kerberos versus NTLM

I understand that Kerberos has better performance than NTLM.

But does anyone have any figures or any experience of how much better it is?

Solution

  • Kerberos is better when it comes to performance. Mainly because it is a lot less chatty than NTLM. For more details refer to...

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914605.aspx