Alex,

If the password is specified on the command line to the VNC Server, (albeit
in obfuscated hex format) then it won't be saved to the registry.

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.


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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex K. Angelopoulos
> Sent: 25 August 2004 18:59
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> Subject: Security Feature Suggestion: "Delete Password" on exit?
> 
> 
> I've been looking at VNC in remote assistance roles recently, 
> and it has 
> occurred to me that for that specific role, it might be 
> helpful if VNC could 
> be set to either delete the registry keys for passwords on 
> exit or to never 
> save the password at all.
> 
> I find myself taken with the idea, but I can also see how 
> this could be a 
> pain in the rear for a standard install even if done 
> carefully - if it's 
> possible to wade through the issues of multiple keys where 
> the password may 
> be specified, it could still be very confusing to people if 
> this "setting" 
> were configured and they weren't aware of it.
> 
> Any general reactions to the idea, though? 
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