LSA Secret Limitation Increased to 4096 in WinNT 4.0

ID: Q129815

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

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.

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.

Additional query words: 3.10 status_too_many_secrets ntlsa.h


Keywords          : kbother ntsecurity NTSrvWkst 
Version           : WinNT:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt 
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Last Reviewed: March 2, 1999