# NTLMv1 for Active Directory on Linux

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ntlmv1-for-active-directory-on-linux/35499>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ntlmv1-for-active-directory-on-linux/35499 "2021-07-13T16:34:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Subhi\_Andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Subhi\_Andrews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Subhi_Andrews)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ntlmv1-for-active-directory-on-linux/35499/1 "2021-07-13T16:34:47Z")

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Hi,

We use an active directory user to authenticate and login into remote Linux hosts using Ansible. It seems to be using NTLMv1 behind the scenes for authentication. We want to force it to use NTLMv2. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,  
Subhi.