public static byte[] getNTHash(final String password) {
        if (password == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Password parameter is required");
        }
        final MessageDigest md4 = Crypto.getMD4();
        md4.update(Strings.getUNIBytes(password));
        return md4.digest();
    }

    /**
     * Generates the NT password hash for the given password.

     * @throws SmbException if an SMB error occurs
     */
    public void getUserSessionKey(CIFSContext tc, byte[] chlng, byte[] dest, int offset) throws SmbException {
        try {
            MessageDigest md4 = Crypto.getMD4();
            byte[] ntHash = getNTHash();
            switch (tc.getConfig().getLanManCompatibility()) {
            case 0:
            case 1:
            case 2:
                md4.update(ntHash);

                System.arraycopy(type2.getChallenge(), 0, sessionNonce, 0, 8);
                System.arraycopy(clientChallenge, 0, sessionNonce, 8, 8);

                final MessageDigest md4 = Crypto.getMD4();
                md4.update(passwordHash);
                final byte[] userSessionKey = md4.digest();

                final MessageDigest hmac = Crypto.getHMACT64(userSessionKey);