nrpc

Documentation

Overview

The nrpc package implements the NRPC client protocol.

Introduction

The Netlogon Remote Protocol is a remote procedure call (RPC) interface that is used for user and machine authentication on domain-based networks. The Netlogon Remote Protocol RPC interface is also used to replicate the database for backup domain controllers (BDCs).

The Netlogon Remote Protocol is used to maintain domain relationships from the members of a domain to the domain controller (DC), among DCs for a domain, and between DCs across domains. This RPC interface is used to discover and manage these relationships.

Overview

The Netlogon Remote Protocol is used for secure communication between machines in a domain and domain controllers (DCs) (both domain members and DCs). The communication is secured by using a shared session key computed between the client and the DC that is engaged in the secure communication. The session key is computed by using a preconfigured shared secret that is known to the client and the DC.

The Netlogon Remote Protocol client and server can only run on domain-joined systems and are started during boot. When a system is unjoined from the domain, then the client and server are stopped and will not be started during boot.

The following sections describe the scenarios in which this protocol is used. It provides an overview about the general purpose of this protocol and the flow of its operations.

Index

• Variables

Variables

var (
	// import guard
	GoPackage = "nrpc"
)