Re: NT Administrator Password

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran.nospam_at_naplesgov.com)
Date: 08/07/03 

Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 14:54:15 GMT

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:15:13 +0100, "steve" <steve@trisys.co.uk> wrote:

>I have a very paranoid boss who is certain that his emails are being read by
>someone with the admin password. To try and calm him I have changed the
>admin password to something that I only know about - however, we all know
>that you can obtain password hacking tools straight from the web.
>
>Is there a way to make an administrators password impossible to crack ??

In practical terms you can come pretty close. In actuality, you can't
ever be 100% crack proof.

Use complex passwords, and lock the system down so you can't grab the
SAM, plus rotate paswords frequently. Check securityadmin.info for
additional suggestions.

Jeff

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