Re: Hide user info on Computer Locked window

From: VinceV (vv_at_none.com)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:38:28 -0700

Maybe I wasn't clear...

The people who have legitimate access to the PC should be able to log in.
I'm more concerned about people who have no legitimate business on the
system. I have configured the machines to erase the username from the login
prompt as a "security feature" and force people to enter both a user name
and a password. My employees are encouraged to lock their computers when
they have to leave their desks (rather than logging out).

The Computer Locked screen shows their user name and the windows domain. It
should simply say "This computer is locked and can only be unlocked by the
person who locked it or the system administrator"

VinceV

"David Jones" <kk7gw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:0a4e01c36289$6b09ecc0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Anyone with physical access to the machine already has
> the ability to get usernames by snooping on the disk,
> installing a new instance of the OS, on and on and on.
>
> If you're worried about something on the display, you
> need to be more worried about the physical security of
> the system.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Maybe I'm just a bit paranoid but I don't think that the
> information about
> >the user who locked the computer (via ctrl-alt-del or
> windows key-l) should
> >be displayed in the status window. Is there any way to
> remove the
> >information about the locking user?
> >
> >That user information is half of what a malicious person
> needs to gain
> >access to the PC (or worse, network resources if that
> person is an admin)
> >
> >VinceV
> >
> >
> >.
> >