LSA Secret Limitation Increased to 4096 in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 (129815)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q129815 SUMMARY
Windows NT 3.1, 3.5, and 3.51 have a limit of 256 local security authority
(LSA) secrets. This limit has been increased to 4096 in Windows NT version
4.0 and in Microsoft Windows 2000.
The client side of a trust relationship consumes one LSA secret. LSA
secrets are used for other purposes (most notably, trust relationships and
for saving service passwords), so you should not use all of them for
trusts. It is best not to consume more than half of the LSA secrets for
domain trust.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo kbother KB129815 |
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