Local Security Authority Protection

In the constant cat-and-mouse game of cybersecurity, attackers are always looking for the "keys to the kingdom." On a Windows machine, those keys are often held by a specific process known as the .

That is exactly what malware like does. It tricks the LSA into handing over the crown jewels: your plain-text passwords, NTLM hashes, and Kerberos tickets. local security authority protection

Create or modify a DWORD value named RunAsPPL and set it to 1 . local security authority protection

Blocks unauthorized tools from reading plain-text passwords. local security authority protection

Use this if the toggle is missing or greyed out in the Security App: Configure added LSA protection - Microsoft Learn