General availability: Azure Files now supports SMB 3.1.1

3rd September 2021 Anthony Mashford

Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 is the most secure and highly performant version of SMB. With SMB 3.1.1 support for Azure Files, you now can require AES-256-GCM for Windows 10, version 21H1 and newer clients.
Source: Azure Roadmap

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