Triple

T1719208
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject SMB E37352 entity
Predicate authenticationMethod P1687 FINISHED
Object NTLM
NTLM is a Microsoft authentication protocol used primarily in Windows environments to verify user identities, especially in legacy systems and network services.
 E191937 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: NTLM | Statement: [SMB, authenticationMethod, NTLM]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NTLM
Context triple: [SMB, authenticationMethod, NTLM]
  • A. Kerberos
    Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
  • B. Kerberos
    Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
  • C. NTL
    NTL was a major UK cable television and telecommunications company that became part of Virgin Media following a series of mergers and rebrandings.
  • D. SMB
    SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
  • E. NTAS
    NTAS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s public alert system that communicates current terrorism threat levels and related security information.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: NTLM
Triple: [SMB, authenticationMethod, NTLM]
Generated description
NTLM is a Microsoft authentication protocol used primarily in Windows environments to verify user identities, especially in legacy systems and network services.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NTLM
Target entity description: NTLM is a Microsoft authentication protocol used primarily in Windows environments to verify user identities, especially in legacy systems and network services.
  • A. Kerberos
    Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
  • B. Kerberos chosen
    Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
  • C. NTL
    NTL was a major UK cable television and telecommunications company that became part of Virgin Media following a series of mergers and rebrandings.
  • D. SMB
    SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
  • E. NTAS
    NTAS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s public alert system that communicates current terrorism threat levels and related security information.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a8861912dc8190931af43b4b9158a7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa633934a4819083f2929da03453a8 completed March 6, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8ae98cd88190af4dc46679b3d93f completed March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad957bd63c819099a508ca5c4102cc completed March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad97b18f9c8190a9c5ed80b5ed0195 completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.