Re: protect to crack windows2000 admin password

From: Drew Cooper [MSFT] (dcoop_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:17:09 -0800

Messing with the SAM in that way is also an attack requiring physical
access. The bios password doesn't really give any additional security
unless the case is physically locked somehow. 

-- 
Drew Cooper [MSFT]
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"NinjaGranny" <ninja.granny@virgin.net> wrote in message 
news:TuNWb.64$Vz.169366@newsfep2-gui.server.ntli.net...
> 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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