### Get NTLM timestamp

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/fn.get_ntlm_time.html

Retrieves the current system time formatted as an NTLM timestamp.

```rust
pub fn get_ntlm_time() -> i64
```

--------------------------------

### Get NTLM Timestamp

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/index.html

Obtains the current NTLM timestamp.

```APIDOC
## get_ntlm_time

### Description
Obtains the current NTLM timestamp.

### Method
N/A (Function)

### Endpoint
N/A (Function)

### Parameters
N/A (Function)

### Request Example
N/A (Function)

### Response
N/A (Function)
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Authenticated Client with NTLM

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient

Demonstrates how to initialize an authenticated reqwest client using NTLM authentication. This involves negotiating flags, sending a negotiate message, handling the challenge, and responding with credentials. Ensure base64 and reqwest are in scope.

```rust
use base64::prelude::{BASE64_STANDARD, Engine};

const EWS_URL: &str = "https://example.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx";

async fn initialize_authed_client(username: &str, password: &str, domain: &str, local_hostname: &str) -> reqwest::Client {
    let nego_flags
        = ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_UNICODE
        | ntlmclient::Flags::REQUEST_TARGET
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_NTLM
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_WORKSTATION_SUPPLIED
        ;
    let nego_msg = ntlmclient::Message::Negotiate(ntlmclient::NegotiateMessage {
        flags: nego_flags,
        supplied_domain: String::new(),
        supplied_workstation: local_hostname.to_owned(),
        os_version: Default::default(),
    });
    let nego_msg_bytes = nego_msg.to_bytes()
        .expect("failed to encode NTLM negotiation message");
    let nego_b64 = BASE64_STANDARD.encode(&nego_msg_bytes);

    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
        .cookie_store(true)
        .build()
        .expect("failed to build client");
    let resp = client.get(EWS_URL)
        .header("Authorization", format!("NTLM {}", nego_b64))
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send challenge request to Exchange");
    let challenge_header = resp.headers().get("www-authenticate")
        .expect("response missing challenge header");

    // we might have been redirected to a specialized authentication URL
    let auth_url = resp.url();

    let challenge_b64 = challenge_header.to_str()
        .expect("challenge header not a string")
        .split(" ")
        .nth(1).expect("second chunk of challenge header missing");
    let challenge_bytes = BASE64_STANDARD.decode(challenge_b64)
        .expect("base64 decoding challenge message failed");
    let challenge = ntlmclient::Message::try_from(challenge_bytes.as_slice())
        .expect("decoding challenge message failed");
    let challenge_content = match challenge {
        ntlmclient::Message::Challenge(c) => c,
        other => panic!("wrong challenge message: {:?}", other),
    };
    let target_info_bytes: Vec<u8> = challenge_content.target_information
        .iter()
        .flat_map(|ie| ie.to_bytes())
        .collect();

    // calculate the response
    let creds = ntlmclient::Credentials {
        username: username.to_owned(),
        password: password.to_owned(),
        domain: domain.to_owned(),
    };
    let challenge_response = ntlmclient::respond_challenge_ntlm_v2(
        challenge_content.challenge,
        &target_info_bytes,
        ntlmclient::get_ntlm_time(),
        &creds,
    );

    // assemble the packet
    let auth_flags
        = ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_UNICODE
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_NTLM
        ;
    let auth_msg = challenge_response.to_message(
        &creds,
        local_hostname,
        auth_flags,
    );
    let auth_msg_bytes = auth_msg.to_bytes()
        .expect("failed to encode NTLM authentication message");
    let auth_b64 = BASE64_STANDARD.encode(&auth_msg_bytes);

    client.get(auth_url.clone())
        .header("Authorization", format!("NTLM {}", auth_b64))
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send authentication request to Exchange")
        .error_for_status()
        .expect("error response to authentication message");

    // try calling again, without the auth stuff (thanks to cookies)
    client.get(EWS_URL)
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send refresher request to Exchange")
        .error_for_status()
        .expect("error response to refresher message");

    client
}

```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Authenticated Client

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/index.html

Demonstrates the full NTLM handshake process using reqwest to communicate with an Exchange server.

```rust
use base64::prelude::{BASE64_STANDARD, Engine};

const EWS_URL: &str = "https://example.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx";

async fn initialize_authed_client(username: &str, password: &str, domain: &str, local_hostname: &str) -> reqwest::Client {
    let nego_flags
        = ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_UNICODE
        | ntlmclient::Flags::REQUEST_TARGET
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_NTLM
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_WORKSTATION_SUPPLIED
        ;
    let nego_msg = ntlmclient::Message::Negotiate(ntlmclient::NegotiateMessage {
        flags: nego_flags,
        supplied_domain: String::new(),
        supplied_workstation: local_hostname.to_owned(),
        os_version: Default::default(),
    });
    let nego_msg_bytes = nego_msg.to_bytes()
        .expect("failed to encode NTLM negotiation message");
    let nego_b64 = BASE64_STANDARD.encode(&nego_msg_bytes);

    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
        .cookie_store(true)
        .build()
        .expect("failed to build client");
    let resp = client.get(EWS_URL)
        .header("Authorization", format!("NTLM {}", nego_b64))
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send challenge request to Exchange");
    let challenge_header = resp.headers().get("www-authenticate")
        .expect("response missing challenge header");

    // we might have been redirected to a specialized authentication URL
    let auth_url = resp.url();

    let challenge_b64 = challenge_header.to_str()
        .expect("challenge header not a string")
        .split(" ")
        .nth(1).expect("second chunk of challenge header missing");
    let challenge_bytes = BASE64_STANDARD.decode(challenge_b64)
        .expect("base64 decoding challenge message failed");
    let challenge = ntlmclient::Message::try_from(challenge_bytes.as_slice())
        .expect("decoding challenge message failed");
    let challenge_content = match challenge {
        ntlmclient::Message::Challenge(c) => c,
        other => panic!("wrong challenge message: {:?}", other),
    };
    let target_info_bytes: Vec<u8> = challenge_content.target_information
        .iter()
        .flat_map(|ie| ie.to_bytes())
        .collect();

    // calculate the response
    let creds = ntlmclient::Credentials {
        username: username.to_owned(),
        password: password.to_owned(),
        domain: domain.to_owned(),
    };
    let challenge_response = ntlmclient::respond_challenge_ntlm_v2(
        challenge_content.challenge,
        &target_info_bytes,
        ntlmclient::get_ntlm_time(),
        &creds,
    );

    // assemble the packet
    let auth_flags
        = ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_UNICODE
        | ntlmclient::Flags::NEGOTIATE_NTLM
        ;
    let auth_msg = challenge_response.to_message(
        &creds,
        local_hostname,
        auth_flags,
    );
    let auth_msg_bytes = auth_msg.to_bytes()
        .expect("failed to encode NTLM authentication message");
    let auth_b64 = BASE64_STANDARD.encode(&auth_msg_bytes);

    client.get(auth_url.clone())
        .header("Authorization", format!("NTLM {}", auth_b64))
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send authentication request to Exchange")
        .error_for_status()
        .expect("error response to authentication message");

    // try calling again, without the auth stuff (thanks to cookies)
    client.get(EWS_URL)
        .send().await
        .expect("failed to send refresher request to Exchange")
        .error_for_status()
        .expect("error response to refresher message");

    client
}
```

--------------------------------

### clone_to_uninit

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.SecurityBuffer.html

This is a nightly-only experimental API that performs copy-assignment from self to dest.

```APIDOC
## unsafe fn clone_to_uninit(&self, dest: *mut u8)

### Description
This is a nightly-only experimental API. Performs copy-assignment from `self` to `dest`.

### Method
unsafe fn

### Endpoint
N/A (Method implementation)

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
None

#### Query Parameters
None

#### Request Body
None

### Request Example
None

### Response
None
```

--------------------------------

### Get Current NTLM Timestamp

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Obtains the current NTLM timestamp, which is based on the Windows epoch (1601-01-01) and measured in 100-nanosecond intervals.

```rust
pub fn get_ntlm_time() -> i64 {
    let windows_epoch = NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(1601, 1, 1)
        .expect("1601-01-01 is not a valid date?!")
        .and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0).expect("1601-01-01T00:00:00 is not a valid date-time?!")
        .and_utc();
    let now = Utc::now();
    // the requested format is "tenths of a microsecond", so multiply by 10_000_000 and read seconds
    let delta = (now - windows_epoch) * 10_000_000;
    delta.num_seconds()
}
```

--------------------------------

### Implement CloneToUninit for T

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Nightly-only experimental API for copying data to uninitialized memory.

```rust
unsafe fn clone_to_uninit(&self, dest: *mut u8)
```

--------------------------------

### Create Target Info Entry from String

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Creates a TargetInfo entry from a given entry type and a string. The string is encoded as UTF-16 LE bytes.

```rust
pub fn from_string(entry_type: TargetInfoType, string: &str) -> Self {
        // always Unicode, even if flags claim OEM
        let data: Vec<u8> = string.encode_utf16()
            .flat_map(|b| b.to_le_bytes())
            .collect();
        Self {
            entry_type,
            data,
        }
    }
```

--------------------------------

### Serialize OS Version to Bytes

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Serializes the OS version structure into a byte vector. Includes major/minor version, build number, reserved fields, and NTLM revision.

```rust
impl OsVersion {
    /// Serializes the OS version structure into bytes.
    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(8);
        ret.push(self.major_version);
        ret.push(self.minor_version);
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.build_number.to_le_bytes());
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.reserved);
        ret.push(self.ntlm_revision);
        ret
    }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Type Conversions and Utility Methods

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.OsVersion.html

This section details methods for creating owned data from borrowed data, replacing owned data with borrowed data, and performing fallible type conversions.

```APIDOC
## `to_owned` and `clone_into`

### Description
Methods for creating owned data from borrowed data and for replacing owned data with borrowed data.

### Methods

#### `to_owned(&self) -> T`
Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning.

#### `clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)`
Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning.

```

```APIDOC
## `TryFrom` and `TryInto` Implementations

### Description
Provides fallible type conversions between types.

### Implementations

#### `impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T where U: Into<T>`

##### `type Error = Infallible`
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

##### `fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>`
Performs the conversion.

#### `impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T where U: TryFrom<T>`

##### `type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error`
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

##### `fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>`
Performs the conversion.

```

```APIDOC
## `VZip` Implementation

### Description
Provides functionality for zipping multiple lanes of data.

### Implementation

#### `impl<V, T> VZip<V> for T where V: MultiLane<T>`

##### `fn vzip(self) -> V`
Zips the lanes of data.

```

--------------------------------

### TargetInfoEntry Methods

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.TargetInfoEntry.html

Methods for interacting with TargetInfoEntry, including serialization to bytes and conversion from strings.

```APIDOC
## TargetInfoEntry Methods

### Description
Provides functionality to serialize, deserialize, and manipulate TargetInfoEntry objects used in NTLM authentication.

### Methods

- **to_bytes() -> Vec<u8>**
  Serializes the target info entry into bytes.

- **try_from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, &[u8]), ParsingError>**
  Attempts to deserialize a target info entry from the given byte slice. Returns the entry and the remaining bytes.

- **to_string() -> Result<String, ParsingError>**
  Attempts to convert the data within this target info entry into a string.

- **from_string(entry_type: TargetInfoType, string: &str) -> Self**
  Creates a target info entry from an entry type and a string.
```

--------------------------------

### OS Version Serialization

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Serializes the OS version structure into an 8-byte array.

```APIDOC
## POST /os-version/serialize

### Description
Serializes the OS version structure into a fixed 8-byte array containing major version, minor version, build number, reserved bytes, and NTLM revision.

### Method
POST

### Request Body
- **OsVersion** (Object) - Required - The OS version structure containing version details.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **bytes** (Array<byte>) - The 8-byte serialized OS version data.
```

--------------------------------

### OsVersion Structure

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Defines the operating system version and NTLM revision information, including a default implementation.

```rust
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
pub struct OsVersion {
    pub major_version: u8,
    pub minor_version: u8,
    pub build_number: u16,
    pub reserved: [u8; 3],
    pub ntlm_revision: u8,
}
impl Default for OsVersion {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self {
            major_version: 0,
            minor_version: 0,
            build_number: 0,
            reserved: [0, 0, 0],
            ntlm_revision: 0,
        }
    }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Create and Serialize SecurityBuffer

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Methods for initializing a security buffer from a slice and serializing it into little-endian bytes.

```rust
pub fn for_slice(slice: &[u8]) -> Self {
        let len_u16: u16 = slice.len()
            .try_into().expect("buffer too long for u16 length");
        Self {
            length: len_u16,
            capacity: len_u16,
            offset: 0,
        }
    }
```

```rust
pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(8);
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.length.to_le_bytes());
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.capacity.to_le_bytes());
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.offset.to_le_bytes());
        ret
    }
```

--------------------------------

### Data Conversion and Cloning Methods

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/enum.Message.html

Provides details on methods for creating owned data from borrowed data and replacing owned data with borrowed data.

```APIDOC
## fn to_owned(&self) -> T

### Description
Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning.

### Method
N/A (Method within a trait)

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
None

### Request Example
None

### Response
None

## fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)

### Description
Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning.

### Method
N/A (Method within a trait)

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
- **target** (&mut T) - Required - The mutable reference to the owned data to be replaced.
```

--------------------------------

### Implement PartialEq for ChallengeResponse

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Enables equality comparison between ChallengeResponse instances.

```rust
fn eq(&self, other: &ChallengeResponse) -> bool
```

```rust
fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

--------------------------------

### Deserialize OS Version from Bytes

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Parses the OS version structure from a byte slice. Expects exactly 8 bytes and validates the length.

```rust
impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for OsVersion {
    type Error = ParsingError;

    fn try_from(value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
        if value.len() != 8 {
            return Err(ParsingError::ItemLengthMismatch { expected: 8, obtained: value.len() });
        }

        let major_version = value[0];
        let minor_version = value[1];
        let build_number = u16::from_le_bytes(value[2..4].try_into().unwrap());
        let reserved = value[4..7].try_into().unwrap();
        let ntlm_revision = value[7];

        Ok(OsVersion {
            major_version,
            minor_version,
            build_number,

```

--------------------------------

### unsafe fn clone_to_uninit

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Experimental nightly-only API for performing copy-assignment to uninitialized memory.

```APIDOC
## unsafe fn clone_to_uninit(&self, dest: *mut u8)

### Description
Performs copy-assignment from self to dest. This is a nightly-only experimental API.

### Parameters
- **dest** (*mut u8) - Required - Pointer to the uninitialized destination memory.
```

--------------------------------

### Define OsVersion Struct

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.OsVersion.html

Defines the structure for OS version and NTLM revision. Includes fields for major, minor, and build numbers, a reserved field, and the NTLM revision.

```rust
pub struct OsVersion {
    pub major_version: u8,
    pub minor_version: u8,
    pub build_number: u16,
    pub reserved: [u8; 3],
    pub ntlm_revision: u8,
}
```

--------------------------------

### Implement Any for T

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Provides dynamic type information for any type T.

```rust
fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId
```

--------------------------------

### Serialize and Deserialize TargetInfoEntry

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Methods for serializing target info entries to bytes and attempting deserialization from a byte slice.

```rust
pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut ret = Vec::new();

        // always Unicode, even if flags claim OEM
        let entry_type_u16: u16 = self.entry_type.into();
        let bytes_len: u16 = self.data.len().try_into().expect("length of bytes does not fit into u16");

        ret.extend_from_slice(&entry_type_u16.to_le_bytes());
        ret.extend_from_slice(&bytes_len.to_le_bytes());
        ret.extend_from_slice(&self.data);
        ret
    }
```

```rust
pub fn try_from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, &[u8]), ParsingError> {
        if bytes.len() < 4 {
            return Err(ParsingError::ItemMinLengthMismatch { expected_at_least: 4, obtained: bytes.len() });
        }

        let entry_type_u16 = u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[0..2].try_into().unwrap());
```

--------------------------------

### Respond to NTLMv1 Challenge

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/index.html

Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v1

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.

### Method
N/A (Function)

### Endpoint
N/A (Function)

### Parameters
N/A (Function)

### Request Example
N/A (Function)

### Response
N/A (Function)
```

--------------------------------

### PartialEq Implementation for ChallengeMessage

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Provides methods for equality comparison of ChallengeMessage instances.

```rust
fn eq(&self, other: &ChallengeMessage) -> bool
```

```rust
fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

--------------------------------

### OsVersion Serialization

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.OsVersion.html

Method to serialize the OsVersion structure into a byte vector.

```APIDOC
## fn to_bytes

### Description
Serializes the OS version structure into bytes.

### Response
- **Returns** (Vec<u8>) - A byte vector representation of the OsVersion struct.
```

--------------------------------

### Implement StructuralPartialEq for ChallengeResponse

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Enables structural partial equality comparison for ChallengeResponse.

```rust
impl StructuralPartialEq for ChallengeResponse
```

--------------------------------

### Respond to NTLMv1 Challenge (No LM)

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/index.html

Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge without LM compatibility.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v1_no_lm

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.

### Method
N/A (Function)

### Endpoint
N/A (Function)

### Parameters
N/A (Function)

### Request Example
N/A (Function)

### Response
N/A (Function)
```

--------------------------------

### Trait Implementations (From, Into, ToOwned)

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Standard trait implementations for data conversion and ownership management.

```APIDOC
## Trait Implementations

### From<T>
- **fn from(t: T) -> T**: Returns the argument unchanged.

### Into<U>
- **fn into(self) -> U**: Calls U::from(self).

### ToOwned
- **fn to_owned(&self) -> T**: Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning.
- **fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)**: Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning.
```

--------------------------------

### PartialOrd Implementation for ChallengeMessage

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Enables partial ordering comparisons for ChallengeMessage instances. Includes `partial_cmp`, `lt`, `le`, `gt`, and `ge`.

```rust
fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &ChallengeMessage) -> Option<Ordering>
```

```rust
fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

```rust
fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

```rust
fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

```rust
fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
```

--------------------------------

### Respond to Extended NTLMv1 Challenge

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/index.html

Calculates an extended NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v1_extended

### Description
Calculates an extended NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.

### Method
N/A (Function)

### Endpoint
N/A (Function)

### Parameters
N/A (Function)

### Request Example
N/A (Function)

### Response
N/A (Function)
```

--------------------------------

### Define NTLM Credentials Structure

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.Credentials.html

Defines the standard NTLM credentials, comprising username, password, and domain. The domain can be an empty string if not applicable.

```rust
pub struct Credentials {
    pub username: String,
    pub password: String,
    pub domain: String,
}
```

--------------------------------

### Standard Trait Implementations

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.TargetInfoEntry.html

Overview of generic trait implementations including Into, ToOwned, TryFrom, TryInto, and VZip.

```APIDOC
## Trait Implementations

### Into<U>
- **fn into(self) -> U**: Calls `U::from(self)`.

### ToOwned
- **type Owned = T**: The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
- **fn to_owned(&self) -> T**: Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning.
- **fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)**: Uses borrowed data to replace owned data.

### TryFrom<U>
- **type Error = Infallible**: The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
- **fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>**: Performs the conversion.

### TryInto<U>
- **type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error**: The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
- **fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>**: Performs the conversion.

### VZip<V>
- **fn vzip(self) -> V**: Performs vector zip operation where V: MultiLane<T>.
```

--------------------------------

### Serialize OsVersion to Bytes

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.OsVersion.html

Serializes the OsVersion structure into a byte vector. This is useful for network transmission or storage.

```rust
pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8>
```

--------------------------------

### Hashing and Comparison

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.Flags.html

Information on how Flags values are hashed and compared.

```APIDOC
## Hashing and Comparison for Flags

### Description
This section details the implementations for `Hash`, `Eq`, `PartialEq`, `Ord`, and `PartialOrd` traits for the `Flags` type, enabling hashing and comparison operations.

### `impl Hash for Flags`

#### `fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)`
- **Description**: Feeds the `Flags` value into the given `Hasher`.
- **Method**: `hash()`

#### `fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)`
- **Description**: Feeds a slice of `Flags` values into the given `Hasher`.
- **Method**: `hash_slice()`

### `impl Eq for Flags`
- **Description**: Indicates that `Flags` values can be checked for equality.

### `impl PartialEq for Flags`

#### `fn eq(&self, other: &Flags) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if two `Flags` values are equal (`==`).
- **Method**: `eq()`

#### `fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if two `Flags` values are not equal (`!=`).
- **Method**: `ne()`

### `impl Ord for Flags`

#### `fn cmp(&self, other: &Flags) -> Ordering`
- **Description**: Compares two `Flags` values and returns an `Ordering`.
- **Method**: `cmp()`

#### `fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self`
- **Description**: Returns the maximum of two `Flags` values.
- **Method**: `max()`

#### `fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self`
- **Description**: Returns the minimum of two `Flags` values.
- **Method**: `min()`

#### `fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self`
- **Description**: Restricts a `Flags` value to a certain interval.
- **Method**: `clamp()`

### `impl PartialOrd for Flags`

#### `fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Flags) -> Option<Ordering>`
- **Description**: Compares two `Flags` values and returns an optional `Ordering`.
- **Method**: `partial_cmp()`

#### `fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if `self` is less than `other` (`<`).
- **Method**: `lt()`

#### `fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if `self` is less than or equal to `other` (`<=`).
- **Method**: `le()`

#### `fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if `self` is greater than `other` (`>`).
- **Method**: `gt()`

#### `fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool`
- **Description**: Tests if `self` is greater than or equal to `other` (`>=`).
- **Method**: `ge()`
```

--------------------------------

### CloneInto Method

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.NegotiateMessage.html

The `clone_into` method efficiently replaces the contents of an owned `target` with data cloned from `self`. This is useful for in-place updates.

```rust
fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)
```

--------------------------------

### SecurityBuffer Methods

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.SecurityBuffer.html

Implementation methods for the SecurityBuffer struct, including creation, serialization, and application to slices.

```APIDOC
## impl SecurityBuffer

### `pub fn for_slice(slice: &[u8]) -> Self`
Generates a security buffer for the given slice of bytes. The length and capacity are set to the length of the slice, while the offset is set to 0.

### `pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8>`
Serializes the security buffer into bytes.

### `pub fn apply_to_slice<'a>( &self, slice: &'a [u8], adjust: isize, ) -> Result<&'a [u8], ParsingError>`
Applies the security buffer to a slice, extracting the data itself. The data is assumed to be located in `slice` beginning at `self.offset`. In case leading fields have been removed from `slice`, the offset may be further adjusted through `adjust`.
```

--------------------------------

### Clone Implementation for ChallengeMessage

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Provides methods for cloning ChallengeMessage instances. Includes `clone` and `clone_from`.

```rust
fn clone(&self) -> ChallengeMessage
```

```rust
fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)
```

--------------------------------

### OsVersion Parsing

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.OsVersion.html

Method to convert a byte slice into an OsVersion structure.

```APIDOC
## fn try_from

### Description
Performs the conversion from a byte slice to an OsVersion instance.

### Parameters
#### Request Body
- **value** (&[u8]) - Required - The byte slice to parse into an OsVersion.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **Result** (OsVersion) - The parsed OsVersion structure.

#### Error Response
- **Error** (ParsingError) - Returned if the conversion fails.
```

--------------------------------

### Implement Clone for ChallengeResponse

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Provides functionality to create a duplicate of a ChallengeResponse instance.

```rust
fn clone(&self) -> ChallengeResponse
```

```rust
fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)
```

--------------------------------

### Convert Target Info Data to String

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Converts the data within a TargetInfo entry to a UTF-16 LE string. Requires the `utf16_le_bytes_to_string` function.

```rust
pub fn to_string(&self) -> Result<String, ParsingError> {
        utf16_le_bytes_to_string(&self.data)
    }
```

--------------------------------

### respond_challenge_ntlm_v1

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/fn.respond_challenge_ntlm_v1.html

Calculates an NTLMv1 response to a given server challenge, including an LMv1 response.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v1

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge. An LMv1 response is also included.

### Parameters
- **server_challenge** ([u8; 8]) - Required - The 8-byte server challenge.
- **creds** (&Credentials) - Required - The user credentials used for the calculation.

### Response
- **ChallengeResponse** - Returns a structure containing the calculated NTLMv1 and LMv1 responses.
```

--------------------------------

### Operating System Version Structure

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Defines the structure for representing operating system version information, including the NTLM revision.

```APIDOC
## Struct OsVersion

A structure representing the version of an operating system as well as the NTLM revision used.

### Fields
- **major_version** (u8): The major version of the operating system.
- **minor_version** (u8): The minor version of the operating system.
- **build_number** (u16): The build number of the operating system.
- **reserved** ([u8; 3]): Reserved bytes.
- **ntlm_revision** (u8): The NTLM revision number.

### Default Implementation
Provides a default `OsVersion` with all fields set to 0.
```

--------------------------------

### clone_into Method

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/enum.TargetInfoType.html

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning.

```APIDOC
## fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)

### Description
Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning.

### Method
`clone_into`

### Parameters
- **target** (&mut T) - Required - The mutable reference to the owned data to be replaced.
```

--------------------------------

### Calculate NTLMv2 Challenge Response

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/fn.respond_challenge_ntlm_v2.html

Calculates an NTLMv2 response to a server challenge. Includes target info and time to prevent replay attacks. Requires server challenge, target info, time, and credentials.

```rust
pub fn respond_challenge_ntlm_v2(
    server_challenge: [u8; 8],
    target_info: &[u8],
    time: i64,
    creds: &Credentials,
) -> ChallengeResponse
```

--------------------------------

### Calculate NTLMv1 Challenge Response

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Calculates NTLMv1 and LMv1 responses to a server challenge, including a session key.

```rust
pub fn respond_challenge_ntlm_v1(server_challenge: [u8; 8], creds: &Credentials) -> ChallengeResponse {
    let ntlm_key = ntlm_v1_password_func(&creds.password);
    let ntlm_response = Vec::from(des_long(ntlm_key, server_challenge));

    let lm_key = lm_v1_password_func(&creds.password);
    let lm_response = Vec::from(des_long(lm_key, server_challenge));

    let session_key = {
        let mut md4 = <Md4 as Digest>::new();
        md4.update(&ntlm_key);
        Vec::from(md4.finalize().as_slice())
    };

    ChallengeResponse {
        lm_response,
        ntlm_response,
        session_key,
    }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Formatting and Type Information

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.Flags.html

Details on formatting Flags values and their underlying primitive type.

```APIDOC
## Formatting and Type Information for Flags

### Description
This section covers the formatting implementations (`LowerHex`, `UpperHex`, `Octal`) and type information provided by the `PublicFlags` trait for the `Flags` type.

### `impl LowerHex for Flags`

#### `fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result`
- **Description**: Formats the `Flags` value in lowercase hexadecimal.
- **Method**: `fmt()`

### `impl UpperHex for Flags`

#### `fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result`
- **Description**: Formats the `Flags` value in uppercase hexadecimal.
- **Method**: `fmt()`

### `impl Octal for Flags`

#### `fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result`
- **Description**: Formats the `Flags` value in octal.
- **Method**: `fmt()`

### `impl PublicFlags for Flags`

#### `type Primitive = u32`
- **Description**: The underlying primitive type used for storing the flags (e.g., `u32`).

#### `type Internal = InternalBitFlags`
- **Description**: The internal type used for representing the flags within the implementation.
```

--------------------------------

### respond_challenge_ntlm_v2

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Calculates an NTLMv2 response to the given server challenge, including target info and time value to protect against replay attacks.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v2

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv2 response including target information and a timestamp to prevent replay attacks.

### Parameters
- **server_challenge** ([u8; 8]) - Required - The 8-byte challenge provided by the server.
- **target_info** (&[u8]) - Required - The target information blob.
- **time** (i64) - Required - The timestamp for the challenge.
- **creds** (Credentials) - Required - The user credentials.

### Response
- **ChallengeResponse** (Object) - Returns an object containing lm_response, ntlm_response, and session_key.
```

--------------------------------

### respond_challenge_ntlm_v2

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/fn.respond_challenge_ntlm_v2.html

Calculates an NTLMv2 response to a server challenge to protect against replay attacks.

```APIDOC
## Function: respond_challenge_ntlm_v2

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv2 response to the given server challenge, including target info and time value to protect against replay attacks.

### Parameters
- **server_challenge** ([u8; 8]) - Required - The 8-byte challenge received from the server.
- **target_info** (&[u8]) - Required - The target information buffer.
- **time** (i64) - Required - The timestamp value used for replay protection.
- **creds** (&Credentials) - Required - The user credentials used for the response calculation.

### Response
- **ChallengeResponse** - Returns a struct containing the calculated NTLMv2 response.
```

--------------------------------

### Calculate NTLMv1 Challenge Response

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/fn.respond_challenge_ntlm_v1.html

Calculates an NTLMv1 response to a given server challenge, including an LMv1 response. Requires credentials and the server's challenge.

```rust
pub fn respond_challenge_ntlm_v1(
    server_challenge: [u8; 8],
    creds: &Credentials,
) -> ChallengeResponse
```

--------------------------------

### Construct NTLM Authenticate Message

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Constructs a full NTLM Authenticate message from challenge response data, credentials, workstation name, and flags.

```rust
pub fn to_message(&self, creds: &Credentials, workstation_name: &str, flags: Flags) -> Message {
        Message::Authenticate(AuthenticateMessage {
            lm_response: self.lm_response.clone(),
            ntlm_response: self.ntlm_response.clone(),
            domain_name: creds.domain.clone(),
            user_name: creds.username.clone(),
            workstation_name: workstation_name.to_owned(),
            session_key: self.session_key.clone(),
            flags,
            os_version: Default::default(),
        })
    }
```

--------------------------------

### Credentials Struct

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.Credentials.html

Represents standard NTLM credentials including username, password, and domain.

```APIDOC
## Struct Credentials

### Description
Standard NTLM credentials, consisting of username, password and domain.

### Fields
- **username** (String) - The username part of the credentials.
- **password** (String) - The password part of the credentials.
- **domain** (String) - The domain part of the credentials. Often specified in combination with the username as `<DOMAIN>\<USERNAME>`. In credentials without a domain, the domain is an empty string.

### Request Example
```json
{
  "username": "user",
  "password": "password",
  "domain": "DOMAIN"
}
```

### Response Example
```json
{
  "username": "user",
  "password": "password",
  "domain": "DOMAIN"
}
```
```

--------------------------------

### Conversion Traits (From, Into, TryFrom, TryInto)

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.AuthenticateMessage.html

Standard library conversion traits implemented for generic types within the project.

```APIDOC
## Conversion Traits

### Description
Provides standard conversion mechanisms between types.

### Methods
- **from(t: T) -> T**: Returns the argument unchanged.
- **into(self) -> U**: Calls U::from(self).
- **try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, Error>**: Performs a fallible conversion.
- **try_into(self) -> Result<U, Error>**: Performs a fallible conversion into a target type.

### Error Handling
- **Error**: Infallible (for TryFrom/TryInto implementations).
```

--------------------------------

### Implement Same for T

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Defines the associated type Output as Self.

```rust
type Output = T
```

--------------------------------

### Respond to NTLMv2 Challenge

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/index.html

Calculates an NTLMv2 response to the given server challenge, including target info and time value to protect against replay attacks.

```APIDOC
## respond_challenge_ntlm_v2

### Description
Calculates an NTLMv2 response to the given server challenge, including target info and time value to protect against replay attacks.

### Method
N/A (Function)

### Endpoint
N/A (Function)

### Parameters
N/A (Function)

### Request Example
N/A (Function)

### Response
N/A (Function)
```

--------------------------------

### NTLM Authentication Functions

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient

A collection of functions for handling NTLMv1 and NTLMv2 challenge-response authentication and key derivation.

```APIDOC
## NTLM Authentication Functions

### Functions
- **des_long**: Performs the NTLMv1 DES encryption to calculate the response value to the challenge.
- **get_ntlm_time**: Obtains the current NTLM timestamp.
- **lm_v1_password_func**: Derives the encryption key from a password according to the LMv1 scheme.
- **ntlm_v1_password_func**: Derives the encryption key from a password according to the NTLMv1 scheme.
- **ntlm_v2_password_func**: Derives the encryption key from a password according to the NTLMv2 scheme.
- **respond_challenge_ntlm_v1**: Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.
- **respond_challenge_ntlm_v2**: Calculates an NTLMv2 response to the given server challenge, including target info and time value to protect against replay attacks.
- **respond_challenge_ntlm_v1_extended**: Calculates an extended NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.
- **respond_challenge_ntlm_v1_no_lm**: Calculates an NTLMv1 response to the given server challenge.
```

--------------------------------

### VZip Trait Implementation

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/enum.Message.html

Details the VZip trait implementation for zipping operations.

```APIDOC
### impl<V, T> VZip<V> for T

#### Description
Implementation of the VZip trait for zipping operations.

#### Method
- **vzip**() -> V

### Description
Performs a zipping operation.

### Method
vzip

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
None

### Request Example
None

### Response
- **V** - The result of the zipping operation.
```

--------------------------------

### Convert ChallengeResponse to NTLM Message

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Converts the ChallengeResponse into a full NTLM Authenticate message. Requires credentials, workstation name, and flags.

```rust
pub fn to_message( &self,
 creds: &Credentials,
 workstation_name: &str,
 flags: Flags,
) -> Message
```

--------------------------------

### TryInto Trait Implementation

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/enum.Message.html

Details the TryInto trait implementation for converting one type into another, with error handling.

```APIDOC
### impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T

#### Description
Implementation of the TryInto trait for type conversion.

#### Type Alias
- **Error** (<U as TryFrom<T>>::Error) - The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

#### Method
- **try_into**() -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>

### Description
Performs the conversion from type T to type U.

### Method
try_into

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
None

### Request Example
None

### Response
- **Ok(U)** - On successful conversion.
- **Err(Error)** - On conversion failure.
```

--------------------------------

### SecurityBuffer Trait Implementations

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.SecurityBuffer.html

Overview of trait implementations for the SecurityBuffer struct, such as Clone, Debug, Default, and comparison traits.

```APIDOC
## Trait Implementations for SecurityBuffer

### `impl Clone for SecurityBuffer`
Provides methods for cloning SecurityBuffer instances.

### `impl Debug for SecurityBuffer`
Allows SecurityBuffer instances to be formatted for debugging.

### `impl Default for SecurityBuffer`
Provides a default value for SecurityBuffer.

### `impl Hash for SecurityBuffer`
Enables hashing of SecurityBuffer instances.

### `impl Ord for SecurityBuffer`
Provides total ordering for SecurityBuffer instances.

### `impl PartialEq for SecurityBuffer`
Enables equality comparison for SecurityBuffer instances.

### `impl PartialOrd for SecurityBuffer`
Provides partial ordering for SecurityBuffer instances.

### `impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for SecurityBuffer`
Allows conversion from a byte slice to a SecurityBuffer.

### `impl Eq for SecurityBuffer`
Indicates that SecurityBuffer supports total equality.

### `impl StructuralPartialEq for SecurityBuffer`
Indicates structural partial equality.
```

--------------------------------

### TryFrom Trait Implementation

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/enum.Message.html

Details the TryFrom trait implementation for converting one type into another, with error handling.

```APIDOC
### impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T

#### Description
Implementation of the TryFrom trait for type conversion.

#### Type Alias
- **Error** (Infallible) - The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

#### Method
- **try_from**(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

### Description
Performs the conversion from type U to type T.

### Method
try_from

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
- **value** (U) - Required - The value to convert.

### Request Example
None

### Response
- **Ok(T)** - On successful conversion.
- **Err(Error)** - On conversion failure.
```

--------------------------------

### Implement VZip for T

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeResponse.html

Provides vector zipping functionality for types that support MultiLane.

```rust
fn vzip(self) -> V
```

--------------------------------

### Ord Implementation for ChallengeMessage

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/ntlmclient/struct.ChallengeMessage.html

Enables ordering comparisons for ChallengeMessage instances. Includes `cmp`, `max`, `min`, and `clamp`.

```rust
fn cmp(&self, other: &ChallengeMessage) -> Ordering
```

```rust
fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self
where Self: Sized,
```

```rust
fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self
where Self: Sized,
```

```rust
fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self
where Self: Sized,
```

--------------------------------

### SecurityBuffer Operations

Source: https://docs.rs/ntlmclient/latest/src/ntlmclient/lib.rs.html

Methods for creating, serializing, and applying security buffers to byte slices.

```APIDOC
## SecurityBuffer::for_slice

### Description
Generates a security buffer for the given slice of bytes. The length and capacity are set to the length of the slice, while the offset is set to 0.

### Parameters
- **slice** (&[u8]) - Required - The byte slice to create a buffer for.

## SecurityBuffer::to_bytes

### Description
Serializes the security buffer into a 8-byte vector (length, capacity, offset).

## SecurityBuffer::apply_to_slice

### Description
Applies the security buffer to a slice, extracting the data itself based on the internal offset and length.

### Parameters
- **slice** (&[u8]) - Required - The source byte slice.
- **adjust** (isize) - Required - Adjustment value for the offset.

### Response
- **Result<&[u8], ParsingError>** - The extracted data slice or a parsing error.
```