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title: "Windows Logon Session Types: NetworkCleartext"
description: Logon Type — NetworkCleartext Used to logon with credentials sent in clear text (only possible for certain services). Logon Type Number 8 Logon User Rights / Tokens N/A Authenticators Accepted…
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# [Windows Logon Session Types: NetworkCleartext](https://senteon.co/blog/2021/12/windows-logon-session-types-networkcleartext)

 Written by [Henry Zhang](https://senteon.co/blog/author/henry-zhang) | Dec 13, 2021 12:30:00 PM

#### Logon Type — NetworkCleartext

Used to logon with credentials sent in clear text (only possible for certain services).

##### Logon Type Number

8

##### Logon User Rights / Tokens

N/A

##### Authenticators Accepted

Password

##### Reusable Credentials Stored in Destination LSA?

Yes

##### Examples

- IIS Basic Authentication (IIS 6.0 and newer)
- PowerShell / WinRM with CredSSP

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