Re: cached passwords

From: Octavian Popescu (octav@hideout.art.ro)
Date: 07/26/01 

Message-ID: <02d001c11566$4dab8b60$0100a8c0@server>
From: "Octavian Popescu" <octav@hideout.art.ro>
To: <tbos1@sears.com>
Subject: Re: cached passwords
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:02:46 +0200

You can disable the caching of the passwords in WinNT by editing the
following registry key:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\CachedLogonsCount - value 0 (REG_SZ)

Win2k provides you with an easier way, via Group Policy: Run -> gpedit.msc,
Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Local Policies, Security Options,
*Number of previous logons to cache...*

----- Original Message -----
From: <tbos1@sears.com>
To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: cached passwords

> When a users logs into a NT machine, I was under the impression that the
> user profile is cached locally. If this is the case, the password must
> also be stored locally somewhere besides the SAM database. Can anyone
> confirm this and know if there is a way to secure this (providing there is
> a way to access the password).

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