Re: protect to crack windows2000 admin password

From: NinjaGranny (ninja.granny_at_virgin.net)
Date: 02/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:05:21 +0000

Jeny wrote:
> Hello !
> Can anyone tell how can i protect my windows 2000 pro
> system for not cracking the administrator password by
> using ERD command or other utility ? Is any way ?

simple answer is no -
as others have said erd blanks the password but there are hundreds of
linux utils that can change it. Settig a bios password is ok as the
person has to be at the machine physically to reset it and be rather
obvious - as a side note - dont get too worried about local hacks - you
cant stop them and anyway all your MS domain passwords are available to
anyone with the right software if they are on your network anywhere ie
its not really worth bothering with -

Make sure your password for god is tough ie 14 alpahnumeric upper and
lower mixed with special symbals - it will take lopht of similar
software a while to get the passwords then.

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